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Morning Starters: Summer 1 - Desert Dwellers

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Clip Description

Meet the Arabian camels, which thrive in Australia’s outback due to their remarkable adaptations. They store fat in their humps for energy, conserve water by tolerating high body temperatures, and have thick lips for eating tough vegetation. Their wide feet prevent them from sinking in the sand, making them perfectly suited to the harsh desert environment.

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Credit: BBC One - Mammals

Word Challenge

Compile a list of words that spring to mind when you hear the word ‘desert.’

e.g. outback, camel, sand, …

Grammar Challenge

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Rewrite the sentence below, adding a relative clause.

The Arabian camel strode through the sunbaked expanse of the Australian outback.

e.g. The Arabian camel, which was perfectly adapted to the harsh desert conditions, strode through the sunbaked expanse of the Australian outback.

Number Challenge

It is estimated that around one million Arabian camels roam the outback.

Using your knowledge of place value, record some different number sentences that total one million.

e.g. 5 x 200,000 = 1,000,000 50 x 20,000 = 1,000,000

Critical Thinking

If you were able to teleport yourself from the classroom to the middle of a hot desert, what feelings would you most likely experience?