Arctic Animals Adaptations Ks1

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Arctic animals adaptations ks1. Watch adaptation inheritance and evolution BBC Bitesize clips. ANIMALS living on LAND. Our Planet Squirrels and Animals in the Snow.

ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS Lesson 92 Create your own adapted animals. Show the PDF files on an interactive whiteboard and ask children to describe them. How animals are adapted to live in the Arctic polar bear - caribou - musk ox - wolf - wolverine arctic fox - ermine - lemming - arctic hare arctic ground squirrel - birds - whales - harp seal - walrus.

Arctic Animals A List of Arctic Wildlife Antarctic animals here - south polar. This is the fourth lesson in the Polar Regions unit of work in which students will learn about arctic plants adaptations and how theyve evolved to survive the extreme conditions of the polar tundra. Have students use the National Geographic Animals website and library resources.

A substantial blubber layer lies under the skin acting as insulation so allowing the seals to swim indefinitely in frigid Antarctic waters down to -2C. The narrator explains their key adaptations and we see them in their natural environment the very cold Arctic. Its important for children to understand the dangers that polar bears are facing due to the loss of their natural habitat as a result of climate change.

Which Animals live in the Arctic. Using our accompanying National Geographic Kids lesson plan pupils will learn about how the animals and people that are found in the Arctic have adapted to survive in the environment. Lots of photo resources are available below showing different arctic and antarctic animals.

Thick fur on the feet also helps to stop its paws from freezing to the ice. CARIBOU are members of the deer family. Teaching children about Arctic animals like polar bears is also great for introducing them to how different animals are adapted to living in their own habitats.