Arctic Animals Adaptations Ks2

Divide students into small groups or pairs.

Arctic animals adaptations ks2. A polar bear lives in the cold, snowy arctic lands. Arctic wolves have a good sense of smell, hearing, and sight. Most birds have bare legs, but the snowy owl has feathers covering its legs and feet to.

Animals of the arctic have many adaptations to help them survive in often inhospitable climate. This allows some of the hares to rest while other hares stand guard. Vast expanses of treeless tundra.

Foxes › arctic tern › This means that there is less surface area to lose heat from compared to more slender southern foxes. Though arctic hares are usually solitary, they can gather in large flocks.

Arctic fox numbers rise and fall in relation to the size of the local lemming population. I have also included a polar code work starter. They will eat arctic fox, arctic hares, lemmings, seals but mostly caribou and musk oxen.

Suitable for teaching science at ks2, ks3 and 2nd/3rd level. If we try to mimic the layer of fat that arctic animals have, could we protect our hands from freezing snow? In areas where summer is longer, the coat of the hare turns brownish food the main food for the arctic hare is woody plants.

Artic foxes eat a wide range of other small animals, including arctic hares, birds (and bird eggs), rodents, fish and seals. Animals in the tundra, the cold area of land that surrounds the north pole, have adapted to staying warm. Have students use the national geographic animals website and library resources.