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title: "Year 4 - Science: Animal Adaptations"
url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-10-16-year-4-science-animal-adaptations"
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# Year 4 - Science: Animal Adaptations

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_0315.jpeg)   16 October 2025

Year 4 worked investigatively this week in science to find out how a chosen animal is adapted to its habitat. The children chose Polar bear, flamingo or tortoise and created a zine to record the adaptations and how they are useful for survival.

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