Activity set: weather
To identify prior knowledge I would ask children if they know any animals that live in the cold and what they look like.
Introduction Video-How do artic animals survive in the cold weather? This will capture the audience and get the children thinking about different coats on different animals and how they are suited to the climates the animals live in. We will then study animals living in the arctic circle and their different features. We will look at the composition of their coats and the colours that suit the habitat e.g. Polar bears are mainly white which allows them to camouflage in the snow. We would then look at our own weather and clothes that are suitable for us to wear in our climate. Examples of waterproof materials such as a waterproof coat could be tested to observe how it doesn’t absorb moisture and the water runs off the fabric. We would then record our findings. we would then design different clothes suited for different weather and the children could design outfits for different weather sets and present them to the class. This could be linked with a fabric and fibre lesson and the children could use different fabrics on their outfits.