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- Year 1
What is Antarctica like?
This is our last lesson on this unit! We are going to be virtually flying to Antarctica, which is the coldest continent so get your coats ready! First, we will be filling our brains with facts about the size of this continent, the population and the climate. We will also be learning about some incredible animals which live in Antarctica We will explore how they are able to survive such harsh conditions. There is a special end of unit quiz, you can show off all the knowledge you have learnt this term.
- Year 1
What is Antarctica like?
This is our last lesson on this unit! We are going to be virtually flying to Antarctica, which is the coldest continent so get your coats ready! First, we will be filling our brains with facts about the size of this continent, the population and the climate. We will also be learning about some incredible animals which live in Antarctica We will explore how they are able to survive such harsh conditions. There is a special end of unit quiz, you can show off all the knowledge you have learnt this term.
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Key learning points
- Third smallest continent.
- Extremely cold, covered in ice- contains 90% of the world's ice.
- Doubles in size in winter when the seas freeze.
- No humans live in Antarctica permanently- temporary population of 5000.
- The Antarctic Treaty
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