Polar Animals
Explore animals of the Arctic and Antarctic — polar bears, Arctic foxes, and walruses in the north; penguins, seals, and albatrosses in the south — and understand how polar animals survive extreme cold through thick fur or blubber, huddling behaviour, and seasonal changes like white winter coats
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If your child sees a nature programme about the Arctic, can they explain how polar bears stay warm in freezing temperatures and name at least two differences between Arctic animals (north) and Antarctic animals (south)?
Explore animals of the Arctic and Antarctic — polar bears, Arctic foxes, and walruses in the north; penguins, seals, and albatrosses in the south — and understand how polar animals survive extreme cold through thick fur or blubber, huddling behaviour, and seasonal changes like white winter coats
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Check understanding
- Names at least 3 animals each from the Arctic and Antarctic
- Explains at least two adaptations for surviving cold (blubber, thick fur, huddling, white camouflage)
- Knows polar bears live only in the Arctic and penguins only in the Antarctic/Southern Hemisphere
“If your child sees a nature programme about the Arctic, can they explain how polar bears stay warm in freezing temperatures and name at least two differences between Arctic animals (north) and Antarctic animals (south)?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Animals of the World
- Age range
- Ages 7–9