Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Sight & Sound
Did You Know?
The funnel-eared fennec fox has incredible hearing, which enables it to detect prey moving beneath the Saharan sand. This nocturnal desert dweller’s acute auditory senses make it a master hunter in one of the world’s harshest environments.
Credit: BBC One - Super Cute Animals
Word Challenge
You’ll notice that some words have other words hiding within them.
Example: acute – cut hearing – ear
List the words hiding within the words underlined in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Write a descriptive sentence about one or more fennec foxes and their enormous ears. The sentence must include a possessive apostrophe.
Example: The fennec fox’s enormous ears allow it to hear the faintest sounds in the quiet desert nights.
Number Challenge
A family of fennec foxes lived in burrow system that covered a rectangular area of 120 square metres.
What might the length and width of this rectangular area be? How many factor pairs can you list?
Critical Thinking
What are your ‘top tips’ for surviving in a hot desert like the Sahara?