It's that time of the year again...the sun is shining, the temperatures are soaring, and animals (and humans) alike are looking for any excuse to cool down. The keepers at Maryland Zoo have come up with some effective and innovative ways...

The San Diego Zoo regularly provides snow for its polar bears as enrichment, but today there's a special competitive twist.

It's that time of the year again...the sun is shining, the temperatures are soaring, and animals (and humans) alike are looking for any excuse to cool down. The keepers at Maryland Zoo have come up with some effective and innovative ways...

"Currently (Chinook) is the only polar bear in the world, ever, that we can do regular ultrasounds on through training, with her full cooperation; there's no anesthesia, no sedation."

Ready, set, sculpt! The 20 tons of snow placed in the exhibit isn't just for enrichment - today, it has a special purpose.

Polar bears are actually considered marine mammals, sporting partially webbed feet and swimming up to 30-60 miles across open ocean.

The San Diego Zoo surprised the bears with the snow day, and they sure look like they're having a blast.

The San Diego Zoo surprised the bears with the snow day, and they sure look like they're having a blast.

Watch as they dig in, roll around, and slide on the 18 tons of snow.

Icy treats help staff at the Maryland Zoo keep their residents cool in warmer weather.

It's that time of the year again...the sun is shining, the temperatures are soaring, and animals (and humans) alike are looking for any excuse to cool down. The keepers at Maryland Zoo have come up with some effective and innovative ways...

Polar bears are actually considered marine mammals, sporting partially webbed feet and swimming up to 30-60 miles across open ocean.

Pupil outcome: I can identify some of the wildlife found in the Arctic and explain how it is affected by seasonal change. Key learning points: - Animals like polar bears live within the Arctic Circle and have special features to live in...

Pupil outcome: I can gain knowledge about bats to use in a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - Bats are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night. - Bats have very poor eyesight, but use...

Pupil outcome: I can describe the Arctic Tundra and explain what life is like there. Key learning points: - The tundra is a treeless landscape found at high latitudes. - In the winter the tundra is frozen and dark and experiences 24...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how to compare numbers with up to 8-digit numbers. Key learning points: - The number of digits can help when ordering numbers - usually the more digits, the greater the number. - When comparing numbers, the...

Pupil outcome: I can use addition and subtraction to solve problems involving bar charts, pictograms and tables. Key learning points: - By looking carefully at the numbers involved, you can choose the most efficient strategy. - When...

Pupil outcome: I can solve problems using knowledge of the composition powers of 10 Key learning points: - An understanding of the composition of the powers of 10 supports us when we solve problems. - If we know one-quarter of 1,000 is...

Pupil outcome: I can use symbols to write my animal sounds on a graphic score. Key learning points: - Music can be notated to share and remember for another day. - A graphic score is one way of reading and writing notation. - Graphic...

Pupil outcome: I can describe some adaptations in a range of animals. Key learning points: - Animals have special features, or adaptations, that help them to survive in their habitats. - Adaptations are passed from one generation of a...

Pupil outcome: I can describe how predators and prey are adapted to help them survive. Key learning points: - Prey have adaptations to help them avoid being hunted, and predators are adapted to help them capture prey. - Some common...

Pupil outcome: I can rehearse a rhythm and can choose an instrument, based on its timbre, to perform it on. Key learning points: - When we chant an animal description we are chanting in a rhythm. - We can rehearse rhythms to improve and...

Pupil outcome: I can describe the timbre of instruments and understand that an instrument’s materials affect its timbre. Key learning points: - We warm up before playing so that we can focus our mind and bodies and be ready to play. -...

Pupil outcome: I can describe and explain the relationship between predator and prey populations. Key learning points: - Predators are hunters and prey are hunted. - Different factors can affect the population sizes of predators and prey...