But here is our task:
Maybe go help the scientists by counting penguins on the Zooniverse site.... Penguin Watch
- describe the conditions found in Antarctica that mean Emperor Penguins require special adaptations for the survival, for example WHY is it cold... maybe a diagram will be helpful.
- describe and explain the biological adaptations that allow Emperor Penguins to survive the conditions of such an extreme environment.... there are lots of things about them that are special
- explain and justify anything else that would be relevant to the organism’s survival such as how their adaptations allow them to avoid predation
- add a few images to make your report look nice
Maybe go help the scientists by counting penguins on the Zooniverse site.... Penguin Watch
Link to L2 EMS page: Extreme Environment and Emperor Penguins
You need to make some notes on the abiotic environmental conditions found in Antartica:
Describe the environmental conditions found in Antarctica
Explain WHY it is so cold, dry and windy (use/find) diagrams
To help get you started work thru this BBC Bitesize task...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/geography/places/antarctica/revision/1/
Do the 7 lesson pages, then the activity, then the test
And have a look at this: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf
And this: http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/antarctica%20environment/whats-it-like-in-Antarctica.php
Now Google and go looking for more detail on things like:
· Fat
· Legs
· Nasal passages
· Bones
· Predator avoidance
· Courtship
· Fishing technique
· Incubation
· Colony behaviour
· Vocalisation
· Heat exchange
· Oxygen use / transport
· Timing ability
Maybe go help the scientists by counting penguins on the Zooniverse site.... Penguin Watch
(add a screen shot / snipping tool to show you did this)
- describe the conditions found in Antarctica that mean Emperor Penguins require special adaptations for the survival, for example WHY is it cold... maybe a diagram will be helpful.
You need to make some notes on the abiotic environmental conditions found in Antartica:
Describe the environmental conditions found in Antarctica
Explain WHY it is so cold, dry and windy (use/find) diagrams
To help get you started work thru this BBC Bitesize task...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/geography/places/antarctica/revision/1/
Do the 7 lesson pages, then the activity, then the test
And have a look at this: http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf
And this: http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/antarctica%20environment/whats-it-like-in-Antarctica.php
Now Google and go looking for more detail on things like:
- The angle of the sun in Antarctica
- Effect of altitude
- The ocean surrounding Antarctica
- Albedo
- Katabatic wind
- & more
- describe and explain the biological adaptations that allow Emperor Penguins to survive the conditions of such an extreme environment.... there are lots of things about them that are special, like:
· Fat
· Legs
· Nasal passages
· Bones
· Predator avoidance
· Courtship
· Fishing technique
· Incubation
· Colony behaviour
· Vocalisation
· Heat exchange
· Oxygen use / transport
· Timing ability
- explain anything else that would help their survival such as how they avoid predation
- add a few images to make your report look nice
Maybe go help the scientists by counting penguins on the Zooniverse site.... Penguin Watch
(add a screen shot / snipping tool to show you did this)