Exploring the natural world - KS2 The World Around Us

Exploring the natural world
- Let's explore the Lake District
  The Lake District is a beautiful national park in the UK.
- Let's explore the Alps
  The Alps are a mountain range found in Europe.
- Let's explore Florida
  Florida is one of 50 states in the USA.
- Let's explore the Galápagos islands
  The Galápagos Islands in South America contain some of the most unusual animals on the planet.
- Explore weather and climate
  You might think that weather and climate are the same thing, but they are actually different.
- Explore biomes
  Biomes are areas with a similar climate and landscape.
- Explore mountains
  Mountains are very high areas of land.
- Explore volcanoes
  A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape.
- Explore earthquakes
  Discover that earthquakes are caused when the Earth's crust pulls and pushes against itself.
- Explore oceans
  Discover that oceans cover over two-thirds of the Earth's surface.
- Explore rivers
  Find out how rivers always flow downhill because of gravity.
- Explore the water cycle
  The water cycle works by using the energy of the Sun to exchange water from oceans and lakes to the atmosphere.