Look at this frog and this seal side by side. One lives in a wet bog. One lives in cold sea water. What do you notice about their bodies that might help them where they live?

Scientists who walk Irish bogs and shores ask this same question.

A frog's webbed feet help it live in a wet bog. That helping feature is called an adaptation. The bog is its habitat. Webbed feet are one feature we can notice and name.

Watch me match the frog to an Irish bog and say how each feature helps. Join in when I ask: which feature do you think matters most, and why?

In your group you have 8 living-thing cards. Match each one to the habitat it suits best: Irish bog, Irish coast, or Irish hedgerow. For every match, name one feature and say how it helps. You may use the feature reminder cards on your table. Be ready to share one match with the class.

Here is a mystery living thing and its features:

• a cone-shaped shell, like a small pointed hat
• a strong foot underneath that clamps down so hard you cannot pull it off
• a rough tongue that scrapes a thin green film of tiny plants off hard surfaces
• it can pull its shell down tight and keep a little water inside for hours

With your group, decide its most likely Irish habitat: bog, coast or hedgerow. For each feature, ask what job it does and where that job is needed. Be ready to say why, using at least two features you can point to on the list.