NATURE
A large part of Scotland is in a constant battle with nature. It can get very cold and windy in Scotland, not to mention all the wind! Most of the islands of Scotland are rocky, and like the Highlands, not very easy to survive on.
Scottish castles protected people from enemies, but also from the harsh weather outside.
Activity 8: Scottish Islands
Scotland has over 900 islands around its coast. Most are uninhabited, but some have towns and villages full of people.
The biggest groups of islands are the Orkney and Shetland Islands in the North and the Inner and Outer Hebrides to the West.
In this exercise you have to work out which island is which, using the map on page 12 of the worksheets and the clues below…
Fill in the answers on page 11 of your worksheets
You’re looking for the island between North Uist and Barra.
The second word is the answer for this activity ⭐
Activity 9: Animals of the Highlands
Scotland is home to a lot of really interesting animals. Let’s find out about some of them!
Here are 4 animals typically found in the Highlands - a badger, a mountain hare, a Scottish wildcat and a red deer. Can you answer the questions about them on pages 13 & 14 of your worksheets?
Mountain Hare
Scottish Wildcat
Badger
Red Deer
The answer to this activity is the answer to the question with the star ⭐
Activity 10: Around a Scottish castle
Scotland is full of castles. In the past people lived in these castles and had to defend themselves and their land from robbers or other landowners that wanted more land.
Can you follow the maze?
Activity 11: Munro Bagging
A Munro is a mountain in Scotland which is over 3,000 feet (914.4m) high. There are 282 Munros in Scotland. The word Munro comes from Sir Hugo Munro who was the first person to list all these mountains.
To “bag” a munro means to climb it, so Munro bagging means climbing one or more Munros. Some people climb Munros as a hobby and try to climb every single one. So far only around 6,500 people have managed to do this.
Hugo is a Munro-bagger.
He has calculated exactly which order to climb the Munros. The only problem is that he’s lost the list. He can remember a few of the details but not everything.
Can you read the clues below and work out which Munros he should climb today? ⭐
CLUES
One of the Munros he’s supposed to climb is Sgurr Mor.
In total he will climb 2,037 metres - no more, no less.
He can only climb 2 mountains in 1 day
Nice work!
You should have 11 answers now.
If you’re ready, you can move onto the next section (it’s the last one!) which is all about Scottish traditions. Click the button to move on
Hold up!
Before you go, how about some Highland games?
The Highland Games are a Scottish tradition celebrating Scottish culture and sports. Each spring and summer, people compete in different events. They dress in traditional clothes. There’s also dancing and music.
With a few changes, you can hold your own Highland Games! Download some instructions using the button below.