Activity G5: Features of Lizards

Great Barrier Island Activity	Teacher Manual P 26 Science Level 2 Making Sense of the Living World Created 15/09/2001	AO2 - Students can investigate special features of common animals and plants and describe how these help them to stay alive . SLO - Students will be able to summarise special features which help lizards stay alive. © Heurisko Ltd www.learnz.org.nz/2001

Study the pages What is a Lizard, Geckos and Skinks. 1. How many different ways can lizards move? 2. What special thing can New Zealand lizards do to keep their eggs warm before they hatch? 3. Lizards can use their eyes, ears, voice, mouths and tongues to communicate and sense the world around them. List how skinks and geckos communicate and/or sense their worlds using their: mouths   tongues   eyes   voice   ears   4. As lizards grow they get too big for their skins. What are the different ways skinks and geckos lose their skins when they grow? skinks   geckos   5. What part of their bodies do lizards use to breathe?