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Science // Animals of the World
Animals EverywhereKnow that animals live all over the world — on land, in water, and in the air — and that every continent, even icy Antarctica, is home to animals, each suited…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Animal HomesKnow that animals make or find many different kinds of homes — birds build nests, rabbits dig burrows, bees live in hives, hermit crabs use empty shells…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
How Animals Have BabiesKnow that different animals have their babies in different ways — some lay eggs (birds, reptiles, fish, insects), some give birth to live young (most mammals)…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Wild, Farm & Pet AnimalsUnderstand the difference between wild animals, farm animals, and pets — wild animals find their own food and shelter in nature; farm animals are kept by people…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Nocturnal AnimalsKnow that some animals are nocturnal — active at night and sleeping during the day — and that nocturnal animals often have special features like big eyes (owls…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Animal CamouflageKnow that many animals use camouflage — colours and patterns that help them blend into their surroundings — to hide from predators or to sneak up on prey, like…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Animal Record-HoldersKnow some of the world's animal record-holders — the blue whale is the largest animal ever, the cheetah is the fastest land animal, the bee hummingbird is the…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Polar AnimalsExplore animals of the Arctic and Antarctic — polar bears, Arctic foxes, and walruses in the north; penguins, seals, and albatrosses in the south — and…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Animal MigrationKnow that many animals make incredible journeys called migrations — Arctic terns fly from pole to pole, monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles across…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Predator Hunting StrategiesUnderstand that predators have evolved hunting strategies — wolves hunt in packs, chameleons use their long tongues, spiders build webs, crocodiles ambush at…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Savanna & Grassland AnimalsExplore animals of the grasslands and savanna — lions, zebras, wildebeest, elephants, cheetahs in African savanna; bison and prairie dogs in American grasslands…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Desert AnimalsExplore animals of the desert — camels, fennec foxes, scorpions, rattlesnakes, meerkats — and understand how desert animals survive extreme heat and lack of…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
The World of MinibeastsKnow that insects and other minibeasts (spiders, worms, snails, centipedes) are the most numerous and diverse group of animals on Earth — there are more species…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Rainforest AnimalsExplore animals of the tropical rainforest — the most species-rich habitat on Earth — learning that the forest has layers (canopy, understory, forest floor)…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Animal CommunicationUnderstand that animals communicate in many different ways — birds sing to attract mates and defend territory, whales call across vast ocean distances, bees…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptScience // Animals of the World
BiodiversityUnderstand that biodiversity — the variety of different species in an ecosystem — is essential for healthy ecosystems, and that keystone species (like wolves in…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Protecting Endangered AnimalsKnow how people work to protect endangered animals — through national parks and marine reserves, captive breeding programmes (like those that saved the…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Endangered & Extinct SpeciesUnderstand why some animal species become endangered or go extinct — habitat destruction, hunting/poaching, pollution, climate change, and invasive species…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Invasive SpeciesUnderstand that invasive species are animals (or plants) that have been introduced to a place where they don't naturally belong — like grey squirrels…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Structural AdaptationsUnderstand that animals have structural adaptations (body features like the giraffe's long neck, eagle's talons, dolphin's streamlined shape), behavioural…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
SymbiosisUnderstand symbiosis — close relationships between different species — including mutualism (both benefit, like clownfish and anemones), commensalism (one…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Animal IntelligenceExplore animal intelligence and complex behaviour — chimpanzees and crows use tools, dolphins recognise themselves in mirrors, octopuses solve puzzles and…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
The Red Queen HypothesisIntroduce the Red Queen hypothesis — species must keep evolving just to maintain fitness relative to co-evolving partners; describe predator-prey arms races…
Ages 11 to 12ConceptScience // Animals of the World
The Biodiversity CrisisQuantify the current biodiversity crisis: extinction rates 100-1000x the background rate; explain methods for measuring biodiversity loss (species-area…
Ages 12 to 14Concept