Key Stage 3 Adaptation - Marwell Zoo

1 Key Stage 3 Adaptation Resource Pack Contents Page Introduction 1 National curriculum links 1 Summary of resources 1 Before your visit 3 Park map (marked with trail animals) 4 Adaptation trail pupil pack 5 Cold-blooded corner mini-trail student worksheet 18 Tropical World activity Who am I? student worksheet 19 Adaptation Dominoes (15 cards) 20 Adaptation post-visit activities 24 Who is best adapted? student worksheet 24 Where do I live? student worksheet 25 Create your own animal 26 Origami Adaptation teller template 27 How to make your origami Adaptation teller 29 Example of a finished origami Adaptation teller design 30 Activity answers 31 Adaptation trail answers 31 Cold-blooded corner mini-trail answers 34 Tropical World Activity Who am I?

2 Answers 34 Post visit activity Where do I live? answers 34 Adaptation word cards 35 Reference list 36 Evaluation 36 Introduction This resource has been produced to support the teaching and learning of Key Stage 3 Adaptation topics. It contains a number of activities that can be used in a variety of ways: In school as part of your Scheme of Work During an independent park visit to Marwell Wildlife As part of a visit to Marwell Wildlife that also involves the KS3 Adaptation session run by the Science and Learning Centre. This resource contains: An Adaptation Trail around Marwell Two activities that can be used at specific sites in the park (Cold-blooded Corner and Tropical World) Two interactive games: Marwell versions of Top Trumps and Dominoes Two post-visit activity sheets An origami instruction and template set to summarise their understanding of Adaptation to habitat in a creative way National Curriculum links.

3 All living things show variation, can be classified and are interdependent, interacting with each other and their environment Sc4c Use real-life examples as a basis for finding out about science Sc4e Experience science outside the school environment Understanding the physical and human characteristics of real places Collect, record and display information Ge3f Physical geography, physical processes and natural landscapes Ge4e Undertake fieldwork investigations in different locations outside the classroom, individually and as part of a team Summary of resources Adaptation Trail for use on a visit The Adaptation Trail is a journey of discovery through Marwell which allows students to develop and apply their knowledge and understanding of Adaptation . It follows the main route around the park, taking in seventeen species from a range of habitats; this provides students with the opportunity to see and consider a range of adaptations.

4 The route of the trail will pass toilet blocks and there is a picnic site and caf approximately half way round to allow for a break or for lunch. 1 Cold-blooded Corner Mini-trail for use on a visit This can be added on to the main trail or done as a stand-alone sheet. It focuses upon some of the reptiles found in Cold-Blooded Corner at Encounter Village. The students link together the picture of the reptile, its name and its adaptations by looking at the animals and finding the correct information, clues for which should be available on the information signs. Tropical World Activity Who Am I? for use on a visit Again, this can be added on to the main trail or done as a stand-alone sheet. This clue-based activity is designed for the Tropical House. Students have to look at the different species within the tropical house and determine which species is the answer to the clues.

5 Please note that there is a one-way route around the Tropical House and that students should be forewarned not to touch the plants as some of them are poisonous. Adaptation Dominoes classroom based This consists of 15 domino cards to print out; each one with an animal photo on one half and the adaptations of a different animal on the other half, which need to be matched in turn. This could be played in groups and could be used as a starter or a plenary activity. Once all matched correctly, the dominoes should form a loop. Adaptation Post-visit Activity Who is best adapted? classroom based This activity has been designed to encourage pupils to think in greater depth about the animals they have seen and their adaptations. There is no right or wrong answer to this task, however it is important pupils try to justify their answers.

6 This could be set up as a classroom debate whereby pupils try to persuade others their chosen animal is best adapted to its habitat. This could be used as a starter or plenary activity. Adaptation Post-visit Activity Where do I live? classroom based This activity involves pupils matching four different animals to their habitat based on their adaptations. Pupils should be encouraged to give reasons for their decisions that are linked to the animals adaptations (not answers like, Because I know ). This could be used as a starter or plenary activity. Create your own Animal! classroom based This activity requires pupils to apply their understanding in order to design their own animal adapted to their chosen habitat. Some questions have been provided to give pupils some guidelines to consider in their design process.

7 2 Origami Adaptation Teller classroom based A template is provided for pupils to create some origami linked to Adaptation . The idea of this is to enable pupils to demonstrate their understanding of useful adaptations for different habitats in a creative way. It is a fun way of teaching other people about the different adaptations they have learnt about. A completed example is provided that could be cut out and made up to show pupils what they will be doing. An instruction sheet on how to fold this template into the finished product is also provided. Before your Visit It may be useful to familiarise yourself and the students with the variety of animals that we have here at Marwell Wildlife. Our website ( ) might be helpful and there are other links at the end of this document. If you are doing a trail round the park, students can use the information provided on signs, some picture clues on trail sheets and their own observations to complete their worksheets.

8 A word card is included at the end of the pack to assist less able students. Please note that the crested porcupines and the black and white colobus monkeys are currently in the same enclosure. Giraffes have an indoor enclosure, where they will be in winter and wet weather, and two outdoor paddocks, in both of which there should be giraffes in good summer weather. The other animal which moves its location regularly is the Bactrian camel, which has a winter and a summer paddock the summer one is near the playground. These are all marked on the map in the Adaptation Trail Booklet. This booklet can be printed out either on A4 sheets or in booklet format. The Adaptation Trail Booklet includes a map. 3 penguin porcupine and white colobus monkey cat Cold-blooded corner camel eared fox crested macaque gibbon giant stick insect lemur leopard hippo anteater Tropical World 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Animals of Adaptation Trail 4 9 1 2 3, 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 5 Name: Adaptation Trail Welcome to Marwell Wildlife!

9 You are about to go on a journey of discovery around the park to find out more about how different animals are suited to their environment. First, let s remind ourselves about the types of habitats animals might live in as this might affect their adaptations. See if you can match up the habitats below with the correct picture and characteristics: Rainforest Desert Mountain Savanna Coastal Hot, high rainfall, tall trees and dense vegetation Hot and dry, little plant life Can be steep/rocky, temperature decreases with altitude Hot, enough rainfall for grass growth Where the sea meets the land 5 1. HUMBOLDT PENGUIN What habitat does it live in? What are their wings like and what do these help penguins to do? What other adaptations help these birds to live? How? Adaptation : Useful because: Adaptation : Useful because: You will be looking at lots of different animals and the adaptations that they have to survive in different habitats.

10 You will need to collect information on some of these animals and record it on the sheets provided some of the information you will need is on signs on the animal enclosures; sometimes you have to watch the animals to work the answers out! 6 2. CHEETAH What habitat do these cats live in? Can you spot this pattern on the cheetah? How might this pattern be useful to cheetah? Look at the skulls by the cheetah enclosure. What type of teeth does a cheetah have? How might these teeth be useful to cheetah? How does a cheetah skull differ to a leopard or lion skull? How might this Adaptation help cheetah? Can you spot any other adaptations cheetah have to help them survive in their habitat? What might these be useful for? 7 3. CRESTED PORCUPINE The habitats these porcupines live in are Its most obvious Adaptation is its These help it survive because 4.