Penguin mania
Penguin Mania
London Borough of Newham
Year 6/7 Transfer Unit
This optional Year 6/7 Transfer Unit illustrates how the National Curriculum
programmes of study and attainment targets in science for Key Stages 2 and 3 can
be translated into a practical plan that can be used by Year 6 and 7 teachers.
The materials show how science might be taught to groups of children who often transfer
to a new school from Year 6 to Year 7. They exemplify continuity and progression,
in pupil’s knowledge, understanding and skills of science, as they move from Year
6 to Year 7.
Penguin Mania transition unit
details
Penguin Mania example of a powerpoint created
by a Newham Y6 teacher as a model for introducing the topic to pupils.
Treasure
oil spill With the major breeding colonies on Robben and Dassen islands
surrounded by oil from the sunken ore carrier 'Treasure', over 50,000 adults and
20,000 chicks were threatened with certain death from starvation or exposure which
inevitably follows oiling.
Penguin
species notes A brief description of each of the 17 species of penguin.
FAQs about penguins
Information
from London Zoo
Information from Wipsnade Zoo
Information
from Edinburgh Zoo
Information
from Bristol Zoo (Includes a virtual tour)
Information from Marwell Zoo
Information from Twycross
zoo (printable page)
Information
from Living Coasts Zoo (Includes live webcams)
BBC schools - Open Archive - A resource of downloadable video clips which can be
used for educational purposes under the terms of the Creative Archive Licence. These
clips were made available as part of an 18-month BBC-wide trial to introduce and
test the concept behind the Creative Archive Licence. Follow the links below to
view clips about penguins.
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Windswept Adelie penguins - This clip from 'Open Archive' opens with shots of
a snow-covered, windswept fluffy penguin set against snow-covered mountains. The
penguin flaps its wings and looks around. The clip cuts to a shot of a similar young
penguin glancing around and zooms out as adult penguins come into view. One penguin
stands next to him and appears to have a conversation with another, they waddle
on by. The camera zooms into a close up of the young penguin again as other adult
penguins walk past.
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Elephant seals and penguins - This clip from 'Open Archive' opens with a hazy
shot of a group of elephant seals on a beach, some are lying down whilst two play
in the middle of the scene. The shot pans from left to right as the seals move across
the beach and then focuses on three penguins walking towards the camera. The clip
cuts to a panning shot of two elephant seals bashing against each other in the surf.
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Emperor penguins - This clip from 'Open Archive' shows speeded up camera shots
of emperor penguins huddling together in groups in a frozen landscape as night falls,
with big land mass in the background. There is then a speeded up film of emperor
penguins moving across the same landscape as night becomes day again.
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