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ANIMALS ARCTIC BIOME

DINOSAUR DISCOVER DYNAMIC

EARTH GLACIER LANDSCAPE

OCEAN RAINFOREST SPACE

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second stage

Explorers Field Notebook Name: Teachers Guide

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What is your favourite animal in the rainforest?

Supports- I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction. SCN 2-01a Investigate all the different animals found in the Asian Rainforest. Score out the animals in the spiral that you can find in this gallery.

10 minutes

tropical rainforest We have made these explorer notebooks to help you discover more about Our Dynamic Earth. These symbols can help you and you will see them throughout your notebook. This page tells you what they mean.

Where you see an ear symbol, listen carefully

Where you see an eye symbol, look carefully

Where you see a pencil & paper symbol, write something down

Where you see this symbol, discuss something with a friend or in a group

This symbol will show you how this activity can link in with the curriculum for excellence

This symbol shows how long you could allocate to each activity

4DVENTURE

Choose a biome that you would like to live in and think about what adaptations you would have to make to live in that environment.

Supports- I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction. SCN 2-01a

8 minutes

Your class will now embark on an epic journey from the Tundra to deep with-in the tropical rainforest. Allow 8 minutes to experience our 4DVENTURE expedition.

Pupils can choose from- Mediterranean Polar Temperate Grassland Tundra Desert Boreal Forest Savannah Grassland Temperate Tropical Rainforest

For colder climates pupils could mention adaptations such as;

• growing fur that is thick, long or has hollow hairs,

• changing the colour of their fur depending on season,

• having blubber,

• having the ability to migrate large distances,

• living in large groups to huddle together to keep warm. For the Mediterranean Sea pupils could mention adaptations such as;

• growing fins or a tail ,

• developing better senses to detect food,

• changing their appearance to be more camouflaged. For warmer climates pupils could mention adaptations to;

• store water,

• reduce the time they spend in the sun,

• keep them cool if they were in the hot afternoon sun. The tropical rainforest is so diverse that pupils could choose adaptations seen in species such as ants, butterflies, lizards, monkeys and apes. They may grow long arms to swing from tree to tree, or wings to fly above the canopy layer or they could even become brightly coloured to trick predators into thinking they are poisonous.

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polar extremes

The polar regions are natural laboratories for studying climate change. Some scientists explore these freezing places for their job! They help us understand our changing climate. Become a polar explorer and discover the unique environments of the Arctic and Antarctic.

What is the polar bears favourite food?

Where do you find penguins?

Why would a polar bear never eat a penguin? Because polar bears live in the Arctic in the Northern Hemisphere and penguins are only in the Southern Hemisphere.

Leads to – I can use my knowledge of the interactions and energy flow between plants and animals in ecosystems, food chains and webs. I have contributed to the design or conservation of a wildlife area. SCN 2-02a

Seals

The Southern Hemisphere

10 minutes

Supports- I can describe the physical processes of a natural disaster and discuss its impact on people and the landscape. SOC 2-07b

3 minutes

Earth Fact: There are over 1500 ACTIVE volcanoes on our planet. We even find volcanoes under the sea! The largest active volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

Gallery 1: state of the earth

Split your class into teams and number each team 1, 2 or 3. Each team has a natural hazard to investigate. They have space in their field notebooks to jot down some of their ideas.

Continental shelf

Continental slope

Abyssal plain

Ocean ridge

Trench

Can you find me in this gallery? What did I help scientists understand? In 1990 a cargo of Nike trainers went overboard. The captain of the ship had to record the incident. When the trainers were washed up on the beaches along the west coast of America, it was possible to trace how far they travelled and how long it took them. This gave a better understanding of the oceans surface currents. Surface currents are controlled by the winds rather than water density. It is important to know the pattern of such currents as they transport plankton, fish, heat and chemicals such as salts, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. Knowledge of ocean currents is also extremely important for navigation, search and rescue at sea and the dispersal of pollutants.

Oceans

Leads to- I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival. SCN 2-01a

10 minutes

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Pupils could be encouraged to think about their emotions at the time of the disaster.

What would they do first?

How would their lives change? Would things ever go back to normal?

They could consider the effects on crops and food chains.

Pupils could be encouraged to discuss whether the disaster would be worse in populated areas.

casualties and survivors

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Supports- I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction. SCN 2-01a.

10minutes

the time machine 1.5 mins Travel back in time 15 thousand, million years!

how it all started 3.5 mins Discover “how it all started”, travel through space to the outer reaches of the Universe on board the bridge of our space ship.

restless earth 3.5 mins

Feel the earthquake, watch volcanoes explode, feel the heat, smell the volcanic air.

shaping the surface 3.5 mins

Fly over Norway ,Spitsbergen and Scotland to discover the awesome power of the ice.

Go through the following galleries. It is amazing how the different forces and processes have shaped, and continue to shape the world around us.