This lesson looks at when ice ages occur and how glaciers move

This is the first lesson in an Ice Age theme designed for Winter Whole School Cross Curriculum Include film clip, group activities and scientific enquiry to really engage your learners

Ice age lesson and planning for KS2 - lower 3/4. Activity 1 is a match style activity and there is also a true or false activity to support comprehension skills

This lesson looks at the different ways that can trigger off an Ice age (Milankovitch, Sun spots & Volcanic eruptions). It looks at how they are caused and the effects that they can bring.

KS3 or KS4 science. Can be used as part of the atmosphere or pollution topic. Main focus is on the skill of critical evaluation and application of knowledge in preparation for AO2 GCSE skill.

to use to look at food chains, climate, change, habitats, in a fun way. watch dvd or watch trailers. important to explain this is not real life and some misconceptions in the film like the saber tooth squirrel, but captures their imagination

This Roots & Shoots activity is about the impact of climate change in history. Your students will be looking at the period referred to as the ‘Little Ice Age’, and the conditions people of the time lived in. Climate change is not just something that might happen, but something that HAS happened in the past! RootsnShoots is the Jane Goodall Institute’s international Education Programme for young people. It inspires practical, positive action for people, animals and the environment.

Thousands of years ago, large parts of the world, including much of the UK, was covered by huge ice sheets. Despite these harsh conditions, many animals still survived. In this activity, students will find out what animals lived during the Ice Ages, how we know what it was like, and investigate how the animals coped with the cold climate.

Use these flipbooks to scaffold the writing of Information Reports on Ice Age animals. This resource can be used as a stand-alone flipbook or in an interactive notebook. What’s Included: Flipbook templates (1-7) in blackline to print. Self-editing checklist Peer-editing checklist Teacher Marking Rubric x 4 formats Writing sheets x 4 styles PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK 12 cover options featuring Ice Age animals. Students can pick the cover depending on what Ice Age animal is under study. One blank cover included so students can illustrate. The following Ice Age animals are featured: Bison, Camel, Cave Bear, Dire Wolf, Giant Beaver, Giant Sloth, Glyptodont, Mammoth, Merriam's Teratorn, Sabre Tooth Tiger, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly Rhino. TEMPLATES (1– 7) 1. INTRODUCTION: weight, length, family, and group of Ice Age animal. Students may also write a brief description. 2. HABITAT x 2: location in the world. A world map is included to mark the location. 3. DIET: food the Ice Age animal ate to survive. There is place for illustration. 4. LIFE CYCLE: the breeding seasons and habits. 5. BEHAVIOUR: the physical and behavioural adaptations that enabled the Ice Age animal to survive in its environment. 6. INTERESTING FACTS: any other amazing facts about the Ice Age animal that would sum up the Informational Report. How to assemble: You can choose either of the three options. Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook. Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top. ** Have students refer to books, websites, and videos on the specific Ice Age animal to record information. *** Information on many Ice Age animals may be found here: http://a-z-animals.com/animals/ Suggested use: Have students collect information in their flipbook on the Ice Age animal under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections. The sections pertaining to habitat, diet, life-cycle, and behaviour can make-up the Body of the Report and 1-2 interesting facts to conclude the Informational Report. ** These Ice Age Animal flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display.

Enjoy this engaging word search puzzle with your students. This puzzles contains lots of words about Ice Age. In our classroom, we have found that word search puzzles are great at engaging students. They also fit very well as filler activities and homework. Early finishers also love solving these puzzles. What is all included? ✔ Word search puzzle on Ice Age (PDF) ✔ Word search puzzle on Ice Age - Black & White (PDF) ✔ Puzzle Solution (PDF) Vocabulary Words Included): Sloths, Surface, Weathering, Theory, Himalayas, Ice Sheets, Temperature, Cold, Carbondioxide, Freeze, Artifact, Migrate, Volcano, Atmosphere, Earth, Snowball, Rocks, Glaciers, Icy, Greenhouse Gas, Mammoth, Nature, Saber Toothed, Expansion, Extinct, Megafauna, Methane, Huronian, Snow, Ice Age Get free resources, offers and discounts at PrintableBazaar

This Historical Skills lesson investigates the discovery of Otzi and encourages students to think carefully about the evidence we can gain from him - including what information we can learn from his clothing, his body and his equipment. Afterwards, students are asked how they think he died - keep the arrow head a secret until after they have watched the clip! Students end this lesson considering significance. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, information sheets with a table to complete, a thought provoking mini-plenary, a consolidation explain written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. THIS LESSON IS PART OF A GROWING HISTORICAL SKILLS BUNDLE, which includes lessons on ‘using evidence’, Pompeii, Inca Mummies, Richard III, the Tollund Man and the Diaries of Anne Frank & Zlata. Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/history-skills-12982510 It is also part of an ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES BUNDLE, which also includes Pompeii, Inca Mummies, Tollund Man and Richard III (King in the Car Park). Find it here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/archaeological-discoveries-12985815 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

A simple interactive counting game, designed in Powerpoint. Ideal for modelling counting and using tens frames during whole class teaching. Children count the number of snowflakes presented in the ten frames and identify the matching number on the number line. This activity can support the development of children’s early knowledge of number bonds and knowing which pairs of numbers make 10.

This is a full workbook covering adaptation, habitats, evolution, food chains, vertebrates, invertebrates and classification. This booklet is for use as a 'review' for pupils to see what they are confident with and what they need to work on. On each page the booklet starts with a quote from the film, working through as the film goes along, covering the first 45 minutes of the film. At the back there is a reflection sheet and a peer review section.

This COMPLETE lesson gives an introduction to GCSE students into glaciology. Complete with resources, optional retrieval, CFU, and independent practice.

This reading comprehension passage is about The Ice Age. Through this passage students will learn, what the Earth was like during The Ice Age. What is an ice age? Which organisms survived the last ice age? How does Earth look durng The Ice Age? In our classroom, we have found that reading comprehension passages are great at engaging students. They also fit very well as introductory activities and homework. Early finishers also love these passage and questions. What is all included? ✔ Reading Passage on The Ice Age (PDF) ✔ 10 Multiple Choice Questions ✔ Answer Key for MCQs Get free resources, offers and discounts at our PrintableBazaar Store

This is a Year 9 unit of work, lesson 5. The focus is the Iced Age.

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