Through role play, students will be able to act out the differences in hunting styles between sea anemones and sharks. Materials open play area bubble maker bubble soap Background Animals exhibit many different adaptations that help them catch and eat food. Some animals, like sea anemones, are sedentary.
Sea anemones stay in one place, using tentacles to catch small animals that drift through the water.
Many animals pursue prey. For example, sharks swim after fish. To survive, animals must balance the energy used when catching food with the energy gained when eating what is caught. For example, if a shark swam very fast and caught only a small amount of food, it would eventually starve. Most animals move slowly to conserve energy until they are close enough to catch food.