Nature Explorers 2

DESIGN: please make a title

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

18_6_magical_sign

Text

Lesson Overview

Pack your bags and get ready for an incredible journey across the Sahara Desert—a place of golden dunes, rocky plains and endless sunshine! Discover how hot the Sahara can get and what life looks like in this dry, mysterious place. Meet amazing desert animals with their clever ways to stay cool, find water and survive where almost nothing grows.

Learning Outcomes

The temperature and climate of the Sahara Desert
What the desert environment looks like (sand dunes, oases)
The survival skills of desert animals such as the camel, fennec fox and addax antelope

Branching Slides

Decide which animal to learn about and discover its features and survival skills

What's your name?

AMB

MUS

SFX

sfx_timer

Text

act_magic_spell_p2

Text

mus_cartoon_idle2-1

Text

We are in the...

forest

1

mountains

2

desert

3

desert

3

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_1

Text

Welcome to this very hot place!

Let's learn about the Sahara Desert and the animals that live here to get some stickers!

AMB

MUS

SFX

sfx_wow

Text

wand_quietly

Text

chimes_loop2

mus_cartoon_idle1-1

sfx_fire and fireplace

Who do you like?

Type in
the chat

Tom

Jessica

AMB

MUS

SFX

sfx_timer

Text

act_magic_spell_p2

Text

mus_cartoon_idle2-2

Text

https://www.shutterstock.com/search/sahara?image_type=photo

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/hot-desert-world-vector-illustration-2224307863

The Sahara is the biggest hot desert in the world.

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

city_map2

Text

mus_cartoon_idle1-2

https://elements.envato.com/beautiful-sand-dunes-in-the-sahara-desert-at-sunse-4Z8UCQU

The Sahara is 38°C during the day!

But what's the temperature here at night?

AMB

MUS

SFX

ambience_night_1a

thinking_woman

b1-13_6_yeti_freezing

Text

chimes_loop2

mus_cartoon_idle1-1

sfx_fire and fireplace_short

-4°C

-40°C

+50°C

What is the temperature here at night?

-4°C

Brrr! It's cold in the Sahara at night.

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_1

Text

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/lakes-empty-quarter-desert-saudi-arabia-2261113193

Look, water!

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

act_reaction_ooh

obj_river_m

Text

mus_savannah_2

an oasis

A place in the desert with water
and plants is called...

a volcano

an ocean

an oasis

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_2

Text

9

90

900

1

2

3

How many oases are there in the Sahara Desert?

2

90

AMB

MUS

SFX

thinking_girl_short

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_3

Text

AMB

MUS

SFX

chimes_loop2

Text

bl1-1_17_magic_spell_p

Text

reward_applause

victory_loud

Look! What's this?

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

amb_savannah_1

Text

mus_savannah_2

thinking_girl_short

camel

1

This is a...

1

camel

horse

2

3

panda

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_1

Text

hump

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

correct_answer_p_e2

Text

mus_savannah_2

Text

DESIGN: could you please help with a better image for 'fat'?

fat

hot chocolate

water

What does a camel have in its hump?

fat

I use this fat for energy when I don't have food.

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_2

Text

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/camel-walking-on-desert-dune-2136002845

20 litres

200 litres

When a camel is thirsty, how much water can it drink?

2 litres

200 litres

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_3

Text

200 litres! That's like drinking a whole bathtub

of water!

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

b1-18_14_wow_soft_girl_reaction

Text

mus_cartoon_idle1-2

AMB

MUS

SFX

chimes_loop2

Text

bl1-1_17_magic_spell_p

Text

reward_applause

victory_loud

Which animal would you like to see next?

fennec fox

addax antelope

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

19_sfx_gong

Text

chimes_loop2

b1-18_15_battle_start_jingle

bl1-1_17_magic_spell_p

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/fennec-fox-69705385

I am the smallest fox in the world!

cat

1

cat

bear

2

3

elephant

A fennec fox is the size of a...

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_1

Text

ears

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

correct_answer_p_e2

Text

mus_savannah_2

Text

to listen to music

to stay cool

to fly

Why does a fennec fox have big ears?

to stay cool

AMB

MUS

SFX

Text

7_number_1

reward_applause

correct_answer_e

mus_riddle_2

Text

DESIGN: could you please add the arrows to illustrate how heat goes to the fennec's ears and then goes away. Here is a chat GPT example, but the arrows are random here.