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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Science and English Year 6 How the camel got his hump
Animalkind Lesson Plan 23: How the camel got his hump 1
Starter activity: • ReadtotheclassthestoryHow the camel got its humpbyRudyardKipling.
Main activity: 1) Askthechildreniftheythinkthatwastherealreasonwhycamelshaveahump(orhumps*).Ask pupilsiftheyknowwhatthecamel’shumpisactuallyfor.Ensurethatnoonehasthemisconception thatacamel’shumpisforstoringwater–informchildrenthatthecamelusesittostorefatas nourishmentwhenfoodisscarce.Thehumpisnotusedforwaterstorage,butcamelscangoforlong periodsoftimewithoutwater-theycansurvivefornearlysixmonthswithoutdrinkingwater–dueto otheradaptationssuchaslosingverylittlewaterthroughurinationandsweating.
*Therearetwospeciesofcamel:thedromedary,orone-humpedcamel(C.dromedarius),which inhabitstheMiddleEastandtheHornofAfrica;andtheBactrian,ortwo-humpedcamel (C.bactrianus),whichlivesinCentralAsia.
2) DisplaytheCameladaptationsIWBslideonthewhiteboard.
Duration: 60 minutes
Objectives:• Tolearnhowanimalsandplantsindifferenthabitatsareadaptedtotheirenvironment.
Curriculum links: SCIENCE Y6: Evolutionandinheritancec ENGLISH: Spokenlanguageyears1-6
Resources:• How the camel got its humpstory• BBCBitesizeclipHowarecamelsadaptedtoliveinthedesert? http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z8fpyrd(linkontheAnimalKindwebsite)• Animaladaptationsworksheets(andanswers)andIWBslides• Twofoxesimage• Largesticky(Post-it)notes• Habitatbackdrops
AnimalKind film link - Section 1: The wonderful world of animals
Teachers’ Notes
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• Putpupilsintopairs.GiveeachpairacopyoftheCameladaptationsworksheet.
• Discusswherecamelsliveandwhattheweatherislikeintheir‘dry,hotdesert’environmentor habitat.
• ShowtheshortanimationontheBBCBitesizewebsitewhichexplainshowcamelsareadaptedto thehotdesertenvironment(4mins)
3) Askpairstodiscusswhyeachofthefourfeaturesorcharacteristicsmightbeusefulforcamelsinthe habitatwheretheyliveandthereforewhytheyhaveevolvedtheadaptations.Tellthemtopencilin theirideasintheblanklabelsonthesheet.
• Gatherideasfrompupilsanddiscusssuggestionswiththeclass.Askpupilsgivingthecorrect answertoaddthecorrectlabel(reasonforadaptation)totheimageonthewhiteboard.
• DisplaythePolarbearadaptationsimageonthewhiteboard.
• GiveeachpairacopyofthePolarbearadaptationsworksheet.
• DisplaythePolarbearadaptationsIWBslide.
• Askchildrenhowthepolarbear’senvironmentorhabitatdiffersfromthatofthecamel(cold/ freezingratherthanhot,wetratherthandry,whiteratherthanbrown,sandyratherthan snowy/icy).
• InvitepupilstorepeattheaboveprocedurewiththePolarbearadaptationsworksheet.
• Discusscontrastingadaptationstothetwoverydifferentenvironments.
OPTIONS4a) Formpairsofstudentsintofourgroupsandprovideeachgroupwithadifferentadaptations worksheet:Fennec fox,Arctic fox,MoleandBat.
• Instructthepairsofpupilstopencilinsuggestionsintherelevantlabelsforwhytheanimalshave evolvedtheadaptations.
• Askonepairinturnfromeachofthefourgroupstopresenttheirfindingstotheclassusingthe relevantadaptationsIWBslideonthewhiteboard.or4b) DisplaytheimagesoftheFennecfoxandArcticfoxnexttoeachotheronthewhiteboardandask pupilstodiscussinpairsthewaysthatthesetwotypesoffoxareadaptedtotheircontrastingdesert andpolarhabitatsandtowritethemdownonlargesticky(Post-it)notes.
• Askstudentstoaddtheiradaptationsonstickynotestotheimagesofeachtypeoffoxonthe whiteboard.
• Discussthecorrectanswersandaskthechildrenwhattheythinkwouldhappeniftheanimalsdid nothavetheseadaptations-i.e.wouldtheybelessabletosurvivethanananimalthatdidhave them?Introducetheconceptsofevolutionandadaptation.
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5) Ifnotalreadyshown,playtheAnimalkindfilmsection1:Thewonderfulworldofanimals.Discuss examplesofadaptationsshowninthefilm.
• Pointoutthatnotalladaptationsareeasytosee–forexample,thebathasdeveloped echolocation,to‘see’inthedark.(Askifanychildrenknowofanyotheranimalsthatcandothis –dolphins,orcasandshrews).
6) Askchildrentochooseapictureofacertainhabitatandaskthemtodrawanimaginaryanimalthat couldlivethere,labellingitsfeatureswiththeirsuitabilityforthehabitat.
• Tellthechildrenthatwhiletheyaredrawing,youwillbejudgingtheirpicturesandselectinga shortlisttobepresentedtotheclass.
Plenary:• Askthechildrenontheshortlisttodescribetheirimaginaryanimaltotheclassandtoexplainits specialadaptations.Takeavoteonwhichisthewinner–bestadaptedtoitsenvironmentandwhy.
Optional lesson development:• Childrenproducemoredetailedannotatedpostersshowingtheiranimalinitshabitat.
• ChildrenmakeamodeloftheiranimalusingPlay-Doh.
Resources available on the AnimalKind website
• How the camel gots its hump story by Rudyard Kipling • LinktoBBC Bitesize clip which explains how camels are adapted to the hot desert environment (fordisplayingonwhiteboard)
• Animal adaptations worksheets (x 6) (onecopyperpairofstudents)
• Animal adaptations answer sheets (x 6) (teacherinformation)
• Animal adaptations IWB slides (x 6) (fordisplayingonwhiteboard)
• Two foxes image (fordisplayingonwhiteboard)
• Habitat backdrops (x19) (onecopyperstudent)
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
How the camel got its hump story (p1) Info sheet
How The Camel Got Its Hump by Rudyard Kipling
In the beginning of years, when the world was so new and all, and the Animals were just beginning to work for Man, there was a Camel, and he lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work and when anybody spoke to him he said ‘Humph!’ Just ‘Humph!’ and no more.
Presently the Horse came to him on Monday morning, with a saddle on his back and a bit in his mouth, and said, ‘Camel, O Camel, come out and trot like the rest of us.’
‘Humph!’ said the Camel; and the Horse went away and told the Man.
Presently the Dog came to him, with a stick in his mouth, and said, ‘Camel, O Camel, come and fetch and carry like the rest of us.’
‘Humph!’ said the Camel; and the Dog went away and told the Man. Presently the Ox came to him, with the yoke on his neck and said, ‘Camel, O Camel, come and plough like the rest of us.’
‘Humph!’ said the Camel; and the Ox went away and told the Man.
At the end of the day the Man called the Horse and the Dog and the Ox together, and said, ‘Three, O Three, I’m very sorry for you (with the world so new-and-all); but that Humph-thing in the Desert can’t work, or he would have been here by now, so I am going to leave him alone, and you must work double-time to make up for it.’
That made the Three very angry.
Presently there came along the Djinn in charge of All Deserts, rolling in a cloud of dust (Djinns always travel that way because it is Magic), and he stopped to talk with the Three.
‘Djinn of All Deserts,’ said the Horse, ‘is it right for any one to be idle, with the world so new-and-all?’
‘Certainly not,’ said the Djinn.
‘Well,’ said the Horse, ‘there’s a thing in the middle of your Howling Desert with a long neck and long legs, and he hasn’t done a stroke of work since Monday morning.’
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
How the camel got its hump story (p2) Info sheet
Whew!’ said the Djinn, ‘that’s my Camel, for all the gold in Arabia! What does he say about it?’
‘He says “Humph!”’ said the Dog; ‘and he won’t fetch and carry.’
The Djinn rolled himself up in his dust-cloak, and took a bearing across the desert, and found the Camel.
‘My friend,’ said the Djinn, ‘what’s this I hear of your doing no work, with the world so new-and-all?’
‘Humph!’ said the Camel.
‘I shouldn’t say that again if I were you,’ said the Djinn; you might say it once too often. Bubbles, I want you to work.’
And the Camel said ‘Humph!’ again; but no sooner had he said it than he saw his back, that he was so proud of, puffing up and puffing up into a great big lolloping humph.
‘Do you see that?’ said the Djinn. ‘That’s your very own humph that you’ve brought upon your very own self by not working. To-day is Thursday, and you’ve done no work since Monday, when the work began. Now you are go-ing to work.’
‘How can I,’ said the Camel, ‘with this humph on my back?’
‘That’s made a-purpose,’ said the Djinn, ‘all because you missed those three days. You will be able to work now for three days without eating, because you can live on your humph; and don’t you ever say I never did anything for you. Come out of the Desert and go to the Three, and behave. Humph yourself!’
And the Camel humphed himself, humph and all, and went away to join the Three. And from that day to this the Camel always wears a humph (we call it ‘hump’ now, not to hurt his feelings); but he has never yet caught up with the three days that he missed at the beginning of the world, and he has never yet learned how to behave.
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Bat adaptations answer sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Two foxes imageFe
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: beach Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: coniferous forest Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: cave Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: deciduous woodland Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: leaf litter Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: coral reef Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: open ocean Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: tidal rock pool Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: arctic Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: arctic sea Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: lake Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: river Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: pond Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: soil Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: rotten tree stump Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: African savanna Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: sky Info sheet
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Animalkind Lesson Plan 23
Habitat backdrops: tropical rainforest Info sheet
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Habitat backdrops: hot desert Info sheet
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