Educator's Guide Objectives
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO… • Explain the term adaptation and describe how adaptations help animals survive • Identify four types of pollinators and connect them to the flowers they pollinate • Compare at least three different pollinator adaptations • Demonstrate how at least one
Background on Disney Nature's Wings of Life
From Disneynature, the studio that brought you “Earth,” “Oceans,” “African Cats” and “Chimpanzee,” comes “Wings of Life”— a stunning adventure full of intrigue, drama and mesmerizing beauty. Narrated by Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world’s food supply depends on these incredible--and increasingly threatened-creatures.
Table of Contents
Teacher’s Background Information
Lesson 1 How Do Plants Attract Pollinators
Lesson 2 How Do Animals Pollinate Flowers
Lesson 3 Why Do People Depend on Plants and Pollinators
Lesson 4 How Can Technology Help Reveal Nature's Secrets
Glossary
