Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Climate Change
Did You Know?
A polar bear’s survival depends on sea ice – the perfect seal-hunting platform. However, climate change is causing sea ice to melt at an alarming rate, reducing the bear’s access to its primary prey. Forced inland, many polar bears now face starvation.
Credit: BBC - REEL
Word Challenge
Compile a list of words that are closely associated with polar bears.
Example: endangered, predator, …
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the sentence below, adding a relative clause.
The polar bear scoured the icy landscape for food.
Example: The polar bear, whose bones were now visible, scoured the icy landscape for food.
Number Challenge
At the start of the year, a polar bear had a mass of 700 kg.
If it lost 20% of its body mass due to the scarcity of food, what was its new body mass?
Critical Thinking
How could you use less electrical energy to help polar bears and other animals affected by climate change?