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Zoo Live Streaming Tasks

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A range of zoos and aquariums are offering live streams of their animals. Keep busy at home by watching animals live and see what they are up to in real time. You may not get the chance to see these animals in a zoo near you, so take the chance to have a look.

Suggested tasks:

  • Write an adventure story including an animal of your choice
  • Write a diary entry from an animal’s point of view
  • Draw a picture of your favourite animal and label it
  • Write a newspaper report based on an animal
  • Creative artwork based on an animal you have watched
  • Write about ‘a day in the life of…’
  • Write about how the animals might feel about being in a cage/enclosure
  • What is the difference between being in captivity and in the wild?

Access a range of live streams below:

Edinburgh Zoo (UK)

Panda, Koala, penguin & Tiger cams 

Marwell Zoo (UK)

Flamingo, Penguin, Giraffe & Lemur cams 

Dublin Zoo (Ireland)

Elephants, Penguins, giraffes, rhinos, ostrich & zebras cams

San Diego Zoo (USA)

Panda, Penguin, Baboon, Polar Bear, Ape, Koala, Giraffe, Burrowing Owl, Condor, Elephant & Tiger cams 

Houston Zoo (USA)

Giraffe, Gorilla, Chimp, Elephant, Leafcutter Ant & Rhino cams

Living Coast Wild Planet trust (UK)

Penguin cam 

Paignton Zoo (UK)

Meerkat & Sulawesi Crested Macaque cams

Smithsonian’s National Zoo (USA)

Naked Mole-Rat, Lion, Giant Panda & Elephant cams 

Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA)

Monterey Bay, Sea Otter, Shark, Penguin, Coral Reef, Aviary, Kelp Forest, Jelly, Moon Jell & Open Sea cams 

Kansa City Zoo (USA)

King Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Polar Bear & Masai Giraffe cams 

Measuring Angles

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Class 5 and 6 have been working outdoors during their maths lesson, they investigated the angles of shadows during different times across the morning. Each group set up their own investigation, measured the angles using a protractor and decided on appropriate time intervals. They used their results to plot points on a line graph.

Investigating Volume

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During maths, Class 5 and 6 had fun investigating volume, using a range of resources to set up their own investigations. Children carried out a range of investigations, which included: using different soaps to create bubbles, comparing the volume of a bottle with that of a cube and comparing volumes of different recycled bottles. They recorded their results in a table and formulated a conclusion to their ‘big’ question.

 

 

Fantastic Fossils

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Year 5/6 children had the opportunity to take part in a brilliant workshop about fossils. They learnt lots of new information about different dinosaur species and whether they were herbivores, omnivores or carnivores. Using their brushes, they carefully revealed fossils that were lying beneath the sand, what an interesting day!

 

 

Christmas Maths Trail

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On Tuesday 4th December, Year 5 and 6 had a brilliant time enjoying their Christmas Maths Trail in the Winter sunshine. Children has devised their own maths questions to answer using our outdoor areas. Parents and carers joined us to have festive treats and drinks after completing the trail. Prizes were presented for the highest scores!

Storm Ahead

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Classes 5 and 6 are studying The London Eye Mystery. The main character, Ted, is very interested in the weather – particularly storms. We decided to take the opportunity to investigate a storm first hand. As Storm Callum hit the North East, Classes 5 and 6 went outside to collect evidence of the storm. We created word mats to describe our experiences in the storm. These are going to help us to produce a ‘Storm Newspaper’ which will be available in the library.