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Amazing Adaptations
Our most popular tour for schools, Amazing Adaptations focuses on how plants and animals have adapted to suit living in a rainforest environment. The tour covers areas including: the ability of rainforest leaves to get rid of excess water; plant adaptations to maximise light and nutrient uptake; and the way various animals are suited to life in the rainforest. For this tour children should already know about the various layers of a rainforest.
Key words: drip tips, epiphytes, climbers, aerial roots, camouflage, habitat, home
National Curriculum links: KS2: Science (Sc2) – 3a,3b,3c,5a,5b,5c; Geography – 3d,3e,3g; KS3: Science (Sc2) – 3a,3c,4a,5a,5b,5c;5d; Geography – 6e; KS4: Science/Single (Sc2) – 4a Science/ Double (Sc2) – 4a,5a
Downloadable resources
- Amazing Adaptations notes
- Background worksheets (6 pages, 450kB)
- Amazing Adaptations worksheets (6 pages, 370kB)
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