Case 4: Adaptation Physiological

In this case we start from a question sent in a classroom of first grade (6 years old), where to ask Where live mice? Why ?, the class responded that in cities because they needed shade in summer and winter buildings get into the holes to keep warm.

Rattus Common Country.

 Rattus Town Common.

This idea often endure since they are small because only know or have heard of this animal within the urban area. It is in higher grades when working with this idea, knowing that an animal can live in various environments according to their characteristics, having different races as happens to people.

In the case of mice, students associates to the city because seeing they are so small animals think they need to be sheltered from extreme temperatures (both cold and heat), but this concept disappears when they are faced that although are small mammals, have a physiological adaptation to their environment, ie your body has the ability to regulate their own body temperature, and are able to live in environments beach, mountain, country, urban, etc.