THE PENGUINS

AqilahScience expert

KristalMaths expert Zhen Xian

GeogExpert

RasyidahLeader

AmsyarTime keeper

JacksonMathsexpert

SCIENCE ASPECTSBODY

Black back• Hard to distinct from the dark ocean

White bottom• Blend in with the skylight

EARS Two small holes

• Located at same place as a human's ears• Covered by feathers Calls are distinctive

• Can find its partner throughout a colony of several hundred other penguins that all look

alike

BILL (BEAK)• Catch food, preen penguin feathers and as a

weapon in penguin fights Do not have teeth

• Spiky spines pointed towards the throat that help in swallowing living food

SCIENCE ASPECTS LEG AND FEET

Very short legs• Steering under water• Waddling on land

Webbed feet• Tobogganing over the ice • Get somewhere quickly

WING (FLIPPERS) Shaped like an airplane’s wing

• Gain speed by up and down strokes

SKIN (FEATHER) Top layer ( feather )

• Keeps it warm by trapping air Bottom layer ( skin )

• Densely packs Molting

• Shed feathers and grow new ones ( once a year )

FOOD CHAINLeopard sealKiller whale

fish squidkrill

VALUES ASPECTS

The parents of the penguins takes good care of the egg while the mother goes searching for fish for the baby once the egg has hatched.

RESPONSIBILITY

VALUES ASPECTS

They move as a whole , ensuring that everyone is fine and not in danger.

LOVABLE

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASPECTS

What values are important to us as a nation?

- TEAMWORK- GRACIOUSNESS

How penguins show these values?

Teamwork – They look out for each other in a huge community

and warns others in case of danger Graciousness – They walk gracefully like a bunch of

gentlemen. Perseverance –They do not give up when finding

their food and escaping from predators.

Commitment– They take care of their young and aid them until

adult.

-PERSEVERANCE- COMMITMENT

QUIZ QUESTION

1. How long is the incubation period of a penguin?

32-38 days

QUIZ QUESTION

2. How many eggs do

penguins lay per clutch?

2-3 eggs

QUIZ QUESTION

3.Why is the African

penguin also known

as he jackass penguin?

Due to its donkey-like braying call

QUIZ QUESTIONS4. In percentage, how much does the tropical rainforests covers the earth’s lands?

6%

QUIZ QUESTION

5. Hence, how many

animal and plants

species does it support?

50%

REFLECTIONThe journey to the zoo was a productive one. -Rasyidah

We have gained a lot of new information about the different animals around us. -Aqilah

We have learnt more about penguins that have widen our knowledge on it. -Amsyar

We became more interested in animals after a long day at the zoo while looking at all theother interesting animals around us. -ZhenXian

We were mesmerized by the amount of knowledge we have learnt from the trip to the zooAbout the penguins. -Jackson & Kristal