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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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Separate polar location from adaptations to cold.

Separate polar location from adaptations to cold.

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  • 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)?”

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Type
Conceptual
Subject
Science
Domain
Animals of the World
Age range
Ages 7–9