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===About Elephants===
 
===About Elephants===
 
: The trunk on an [[elephant]] is a very long [[nose]].
 
: The trunk on an [[elephant]] is a very long [[nose]].
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: An [[elephant]] can grow two very long teeth called tusks.
  
 
===Examples===
 
===Examples===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |African Elephant Picture
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|[[File:Elephant.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Indian Elephant Picture
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|[[File:IndianElephant.png|center|300px]]
 
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a picture of an African [[elephant]].
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |This is a picture of an African [[elephant]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This is a picture of an Indian [[elephant]].
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |This is a picture of an Indian [[elephant]].
 
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:*Feed their babies with [[milk]].
 
:*Feed their babies with [[milk]].
 
: A young [[elephant]] is called a calf.
 
: A young [[elephant]] is called a calf.
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: [[Elephant]]s usually live in a grassland or savanna [[habitat]].
  
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===Lifecyle of an Elephant===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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|[[File:ElephantSkeleton.png|center|300px]]
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |An elephant's [[Skeletal System|skeleton]] showing its [[backbone]].
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|}
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===Lifecycle of an Elephant===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|'''Foetus'''
 
|'''Foetus'''
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When a [[elephant]] has been born it cannot eat so it gets milk from its mother to survive. This 'young' is an elephant calf.
 
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When a [[elephant]] has been born it cannot eat so it gets milk from its mother to survive. This 'young' is an elephant calf.
 
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An adult [[elephant]] is mature and can have it's own [[offspring]].
 
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |An adult [[elephant]] is mature and can have it's own [[offspring]].
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|}
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===Adaptations of Elephants===
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Adaptation'''
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |'''Purpose'''
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A trunk
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To pick leaves from [[tree]]s and to take in [[water]] for drinking.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |No hair
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To keep cool in its hot [[habitat]]s.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Tusks
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To defend against [[predator]]s.
 
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:*Give birth to live young.
 
:*Give birth to live young.
 
:*Keep a constant internal [[temperature]].
 
:*Keep a constant internal [[temperature]].
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===Adaptations of Elephants===
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Adaptation'''
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |'''Purpose'''
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A trunk
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To pick leaves from [[tree]]s and to take in [[water]] for drinking.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |No hair
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To keep cool in its hot [[habitat]]s.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Tusks
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To defend against [[predator]]s.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Wide feet
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |So it does not sink in mud or sand.
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==Key Stage 4==
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:*Are [[viviparous]].
 
:*Are [[viviparous]].
 
:*Are [[homeotherm]]s.
 
:*Are [[homeotherm]]s.
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===Adaptations of Elephants===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''Adaptation'''
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |'''Purpose'''
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A trunk
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To pick leaves from [[tree]]s and to take in [[water]] for drinking.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |No hair
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To keep cool in its hot [[habitat]]s.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Tusks
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |To defend against [[predator]]s.
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Wide feet
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |So it does not sink in mud or sand.
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|}
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==Beyond the Curriculum==
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw6GkiCvcWs}}
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjpRgi-73bU}}

Latest revision as of 14:35, 12 August 2019

Contents

Key Stage 1

Meaning

 
A picture of an elephant.

An elephant is a large grey animal with 4 legs and a trunk.

About Elephants

The trunk on an elephant is a very long nose.
An elephant can grow two very long teeth called tusks.

Examples

 
 
This is a picture of an African elephant. This is a picture of an Indian elephant.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

An elephant is a grey mammal with 4 legs and a trunk.

About Elephants

As a mammal elephants:
A young elephant is called a calf.
Elephants usually live in a grassland or savanna habitat.
 
An elephant's skeleton showing its backbone.

Lifecycle of an Elephant

Foetus Young Adult
 
 
 
An elephant starts its life inside the mother getting its food through the umbilical cord. When a elephant has been born it cannot eat so it gets milk from its mother to survive. This 'young' is an elephant calf. An adult elephant is mature and can have it's own offspring.

Adaptations of Elephants

Adaptation Purpose
A trunk To pick leaves from trees and to take in water for drinking.
No hair To keep cool in its hot habitats.
Tusks To defend against predators.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

An elephant is a grey mammal with 4 legs and a trunk.

About Elephants

As a mammal elephants:

Adaptations of Elephants

Adaptation Purpose
A trunk To pick leaves from trees and to take in water for drinking.
No hair To keep cool in its hot habitats.
Tusks To defend against predators.
Wide feet So it does not sink in mud or sand.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

An elephant is a grey animal with 4 legs and a trunk in the class; mammal.

About Elephants

As a mammal elephants:

Adaptations of Elephants

Adaptation Purpose
A trunk To pick leaves from trees and to take in water for drinking.
No hair To keep cool in its hot habitats.
Tusks To defend against predators.
Wide feet So it does not sink in mud or sand.

Beyond the Curriculum

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