Arctic Animals Adaptations Ks1

Evolution explained for children.

Arctic animals adaptations ks1. 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. The North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean which is surrounded by the land masses of North America Europe and Asia so there is a land connection to the south meaning that land animals can more easily reach the Arctic unlike Antarctica where animals must be able to swim or fly across hundreds of miles of. CARIBOU are members of the deer family.

Lots of photo resources are available below showing different arctic and antarctic animals. Arctic and Antarctic Animals Resources. Arctic cold mild freezing clean dirty moist gritty hairy lumpy sandy slippery green light spiky smooth wet dry prickly heavy sharp red.

I have also included a polar code work starter. ANIMALS living on LAND. Ask them to research a specific Arctic animal native to the Beaufort Sea and surrounding arctic regions and the ways in which the animal has adapted.

Report this resourceto let us know if it violates our terms and conditions. The narrator explains their key adaptations and we see them in their natural environment the very cold Arctic. Watch adaptation inheritance and evolution BBC Bitesize clips.

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. Our Planet Squirrels and Animals in the Snow. See how animals in the Arctic have adapted.

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. It shelters in burrows. There are many animals that spend time in the frigid waters of the Arctic and around Antarctica that have a special layer of fat called blubber whales narwhals belugas orcas etc seals sea lions elephant seals walruses polar bears and even baby penguins.