Winter

Discover how animals survive the winter! This activity will talk about physical and physiological adaptations that animals developed to inhabit cold climates. 

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Hibernation, estivation, short extremities, migration and other subjects will be discussed.

 

• Animals : Giant snail, amphibian, stick insect, turtle, lizard (blue-tongued skink), snake (grass snake), mammals (hamster, rats, chinchilla, rabbit, ferret), dove, etc.

    45 min ― 5 species
    60 min ― 6 species
    75 min ― 7 species
    90 min ― 8 species

 

• Learning Progression Guide : 
  1) The living universe, (D) System and interaction, Objective 1 - Interaction between living organisms and their habitat.
  2) The living universe, (A) Matter, Objective 1 - Characteristics of the living.

 

• Supplementary teaching tools : Illustrated posters.