<p>This hands-on activity is designed to teach students about nocturnal animals and the senses they employ to navigate life in the dark.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>UPDATED DECEMBER 2024</p> <p>Explore some of the world’s newly discovered species and introduce students to the concepts of classification, using keys, variation and biodiversity. Challenge students’ understanding of classification with two newly discovered species classification key activities.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>UPDATED DECEMBER 2024</p> <p>This activity is designed to teach students about endangered species, what it means to be endangered and what causes a species to become endangered. It also features examples of conservation in action.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students will learn about the causes and consequences of climate change, and through case studies, explore the ways in which climate change can impact plants and animals.</p> <p>They will also consider what actions can be taken to reduce the impacts of climate change.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>By creating and designing a new species of mini-beast, students learn how different species are adapted to survive in particular habitats.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students will discover how humans can have negative impacts on the environment and endangered species. They will be asked to consider how human impacts can be measured, and what can be done to help.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Do you know what links a lion, an orca and a barn owl? Test your knowledge with ARKive’s Web of Wildlife and discover what eats what in the natural world. Explore food chains and feeding relationships in a variety of habitats, from British woodlands to the African savannah.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Explore the life cycles of a variety of species groups, from plants and mammals to amphibians and reptiles, and investigate their similarities and differences. After learning more about the incredible life cycle of the green turtle, students play a turtle life cycle board game to see if they can survive from an egg to an adult turtle.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>UPDATED DECEMBER 2024</p> <p>Students will discover the importance of biodiversity and will explore how observing variation in the beak shape of Galapagos finches helped Darwin to formulate his theory of natural selection.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Nature is full of creepy creatures that are sure to send a chill up your spine…</p> <p>Develop students’ understanding of reflective symmetry while they practice their drawing skills to complete the reflections of these spooky species!</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Using stunning photographs from the ARKive website, <a href="http://www.arkive.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.arkive.org</a>, this activity introduces the use of biological keys in a visual and informative way. Also included are questions about elasmobranch biology and links to further audio-visual resources.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Explore the world’s newly discovered species and challenge students’ understanding of how scientists discover and classify species previously unknown to science. Students will further their knowledge of classification with two newly discovered species classification key activities and develop independent research skills as they plan their own expedition to discover new species.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students explore why animals communicate with one another and the different methods used. Students develop science communication skills through researching and writing a video narration for an animal behaviour clip.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students will learn about how indicator species can be used to show changes in the environment before analysing the use of indicator species in a real-life scenario.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students will learn about different plant parts and their functions, as well as about seeds and their different dispersal methods. They will learn what a plant needs in order to grow, and how to test the effects of food, light and warmth on plant growth.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>UPDATED DECEMBER 2024</p> <p>Students will discover the importance of biodiversity and will explore how observing variation in the beak shape of Galapagos finches helped Darwin to formulate his theory of natural selection.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>This fun and interactive game explores food chains in a marine environment, predator-prey relationships and the fine balance of an ecosystem.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>This creative activity is designed to teach 7-11 year olds about the concept of adaptation.</p> <p>Using the marine environment as an example, students learn about how different species are adapted physically or behaviourally to survive in a particular type of habitat.</p> <p>Students then design their own species adapted to a particular habitat.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students will explore measurement data for a range of species found in the African savannah. Students will identify the data necessary to fill in a table, and will then use the data in this table to construct and interpret bar charts for a range of different measurements (height, length, weight).</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>This activity is designed to teach 11-14 year olds about the concept of adaptation.</p> <p>Using the marine environment as an example, students learn about how different species areadapted physically or behaviourally to survive in a particular type of habitat.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>

<p>Students will explore the impacts that invasive species may have on native species and habitats, and will investigate some of the most common methods used to control invasive species. Students will independently research and prepare ‘case studies’ for different invasive species which can be used as a basis for wider classroom discussion and collaboration.</p> <p>Wildscreen ARK, ARKive’s successor is now live - please bear with us while we update our learning resources. In the meantime you can access our growing UK species content hub Wildscreen ARK.</p>