KS2 Adaptation to Habitat Adaptation Worksheet

KS2 Adaptation to Habitat

Curriculum Links SCIENCE

Year 6 Evolution and inheritance

• identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution

Every animal has special adaptations so that it is able

to live in its habitat. Some habitats are wet, others dry; some are hot, others

cold. An animal gets everything that it needs from its habitat.

2

Draw a line to join each animal

to its habitat.

Adaptation to habitat The type of place an animal

lives in is called its habitat.

giraffe

Can you think of some more animals from each of the habitats? One has

been written for you in each box.

grassland wetlandsdesert rainforest

Thick furto keep warm

Good sense of smell, sight and hearingfor hunting in snow

Large pawsto spread weight over snow

Coloured furfor camouflage

Long tailfor balance

Draw a picture of an animal that might live on

another planet. Label it like the snow leopard picture to

explain its adaptations.

Snow leopards live in cold mountainous areas.

flamingo

lion scorpion okapi heron

camel tamarin

Switch off !

Marwell Wildlife, Colden Common, Winchester SO21 1JH www.marwell.org.uk

2

I wonder where electricity comes

from?

In the box below write down all the things you can think of to save

electricity at home and at school.

Most of our electricity comes from power stations. Draw in power cables to link

the journey of electricity from the power station

to the house

Remember to turn things off properly when you are not using them. Saving electricity means less pollution and so is better for us and for animals.

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If electricity is generated at a power

station it can produce a lot of pollution. What else can be

used to generate electricity?

Rearrange the letters in the words below to give you

some answers.niwd

Circle everything you can see in the house that

uses electricity.

Energy

saving light

bulbs use on

average 75%

less energy than

a traditional

bulb.