Activities: Lesson 1 “Life” Timeline Cards

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DAVID ATTENBOROUGH – TIMELINE CARDS

1926 Born 8 May in London 1945 Won a scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge, – studied geology and zoology 1948 Obtained a degree in Natural Sciences 1952 Joined the BBC as a trainee producer 1954 Launched the first of his famous Zoo Quest Series 1965 Became Controller of BBC2 and was responsible for the introduction of colour television into Britain 1969 Appointed Director of Programmes with editorial responsibility for both the BBC’s television networks 1973 Resigned from administration at BBC to return to programme-making 1973 Made “Eastwards with Attenborough” 1979 Wrote and presented the 13-part series, “Life on Earth” 1984 Makes “The Living Planet” 1985 Was knighted 1990 Makes “The Trials of Life” 1993 Presented the spectacular “Life in the Freezer”, a celebration of Antarctica 1995 Wrote and presented the epic “The Private Life of Plants” 1996 “Attenborough in Paradise” fulfilled a lifelong ambition, to make a special film about the elusive but beautiful birds of paradise 1997 Narrated the award-winning “The Wildlife Specials”, marking 40 years of the BBC Natural History Unit 1998 Completed an epic 10-part series for the BBC, “The Life of Birds” 2000 Wrote and presented the ecological warning “State of the Planet” 2002 Makes “Life of Mammals” 2005 Makes “Life in the Undergrowth” 2006 Makes “Planet Earth” 2009 Makes “Nature’s Great events” 2009 Makes “Life” 2011 Makes “The Frozen Planet” 2011 Celebrates his 85th birthday

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1954 1926 1952

Launched the first of his Born 8 May Joined the BBC famous Zoo in London as a trainee Quest Series producer

1998 2011 1995

Completed an Wrote and epic 10-part series Celebrates his presented the for the BBC, 85th birthday epic “The Private “The Life Life of Plants” of Birds” 1973 2002 1948

Resigned from administration at Makes “Life of Obtained a BBC to return Mammals” degree in to programme- Natural Sciences making

1979 1945 1973

Wrote and Won a scholarship Made presented the to Clare College, “Eastwards 13-part series, Cambridge, - with “Life on Earth” studied geology Attenborough” and zoology

1984 2000 2009

Wrote and Makes “The presented the Makes “Nature’s Living Planet” ecological Great events” warning “State of the Planet” 1993 1997 2006 Narrated the Presented the award-winning spectacular “The Wildlife Makes “Life in the Specials”, “Planet Earth Freezer”, a marking 40 years celebration of of the BBC Natural Antarctica History Unit

1965 1969 2005 Became Controller of Appointed Director BBC2 and was of Programmes Makes “Life in responsible for with editorial the Undergrowth” the introduction responsibility for of colour television both the BBC’s into Britain television networks

1996 2011 “Attenborough in Paradise” fulfilled Makes “The a lifelong ambition, Frozen Planet” to make a special film about the elusive but beautiful birds of paradise Activities: Lesson 1 “Life” True or False

TRUE OR FALSE CARDS

Fish can fly (True)

Fish can sense electricity (True)

Fish can swim at over 100mph (True)

Fish can walk on land (True)

There is a fish called the Convict Fish (True)

Fish have backbones (True)

There are 28,000 known species of fish (True)

Fish called Weedy Sea Dragons - the males become pregnant, not the females (True)

A certain type of fish has a top speed faster than a cheetah (True)

The largest fish is the great whale shark which can reach fifty feet in length. (True)

The smallest fish is the Philippine goby that is less than 1/3 of an inch when fully grown. (True)

Fish sleep with their eyes open (True)

A baby fish is called a "fry." (True)

Fish have been on the earth for more than 450 million years. (True)

The sailfish is the fastest fish in the sea. It has been clocked going just over 68 miles per hour (about 110 km/hour) (True)

There are fish in Mexico called Dancing Fish due to their tail movements when they hear music (False)

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TRUE OR FALSE CARDS

Some fish “play dead” by lying on the sea bed when a shark comes their way (False)

The Light Fish is so called as it exudes a light as bright as a torch from its eyes (False)

Fish have eyelashes (False)

In France a goldfish is called Un poisson rouge – meaning a red fish (True)

Fish fingers are made from the fingers of the Cod fish (False)

A whale is a fish (False)

Puffer jackets are made from Puffer fish (False)

An octopus has green blood (False)

A squid has 3 hearts (False)

Fish hear through their gills (False)

A fish sheds its scales every year and grows new ones (False)

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Fish can fly Fish can sense Fish can swim at electricity over 100mph