Key Stages: 2 - 3

Description

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CD Rom for identifying and understanding the habitats of British animals found on land and in fresh water. Includes photocopiable worksheets and information sheets, plus a habitats woodland chart.

Eight databases - water invertebrates; land invertebrates; butterflies; birds; mammals; amphibians; reptiles; fish.

Full colour original paintings of all animals in the programme including details of larvae, footprints, shape in flight and other information.

Help buttons to assist with pinpointing observable features.

Reference buttons to provide information on classification, keys, life histories, habitats, food & adaptations.

Spreadsheets - set-up and ready for recording the abundance of animals.

Seven interactive investigations - making keys; butterflies and their larval food plants; adaptations for feeding; food webs; insect structure; matching insects to their larvae; test questions on features of animals.

Accompanying worksheet content:

Sorting invertebrates by their numbers of legs; sorting invertebrates with keys; investigating invertebrates in light or dark habitats; investigating leaf litter in different locations; investigating food chains; adaptations of animals in water; invertebrates - what they eat and their adaptations; food webs and trophic levels; freshwater invertebrates and what they eat; estimating abundance of freshwater creatures.

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