LIVE Reptiles Tour
Meet the Ectotherms!
From slithering snakes to leaping lizards, bring your students up close with live reptiles to learn about their cold-blooded nature and adaptations that help the critters survive in the wild! Students will work with a Burpee educator and walk through several orders of chordates, including the order Squamata (lizards and snakes) and the order Testudine (turtles and tortoises).
Key Concepts:
Features of Survival: Learn key traits that make individuals suited to survival success in their specific habitat
Ectotherm vs. Endotherm: Learn how cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals are physiologically different and how they can both survive well in some of the same habitats.
Form and Function: From the turtle’s protective shell that looks very different in a snapping turtle vs. a box turtle…to the fat and muscular tail of a tegu…learn how the animals’ form relates to the function of that part and success in different environments.
Skills:
Asking questions, making observations, analyzing and interpreting
Accessibility:
The program includes moving short distances in groups and sitting on the floor for discussion & activities. Chairs and/or tables are available upon request. Students may experience an animal encounter with a turtle or tortoise. We believe there should be no boundaries for your students’ Burpee Museum experience. If you have an accommodation request related to a disability, please get in touch with us at 815-965-3433. We look forward to assisting you.
Standards NGSS:
3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3, K-LS1-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2
![Tegu at School](https://burpee.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tegu-at-School.jpg)
Argentine Tegus
Learn about our two tegus and how they track their prey with their long forked tongues!
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New Caledonian Giant Gecko
Learn about our New Caledonian Giant Geckos and how they can run up a vertical wall at 20 body lengths per second!
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Basilisk
Learn about our Basilisk and how they can walk on water!
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Crested Geckos
Learn about our Crested Geckos and their incredible tails!