--- title: "Exploring Our Wonderful World!" url: "https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-06-18-14-40-00-exploring-our-wonderful-world" school: "St. Andrew's CE Primary School" --- # Exploring Our Wonderful World! ![Image of Exploring Our Wonderful World! ](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/blog/FDA258CE-4DEA-4789-81F6-D16B3160F4F0.jpeg) 18 June 2025 [Emily Leigh](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/eleigh) [Class One](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-one) Our class has been busy becoming *globe-trotting geographers* this week as we explored continents, climates, and the poles! We began our journey by using atlases and a globe to locate the **seven continents**. The children loved spotting familiar countries and faraway places. To help us remember the continents and their order from **biggest to smallest**, we even learnt a catchy song—ask us to sing it at home! In our next lesson, we used a **world map and a compass** to locate the **North Pole** and **South Pole**. We discovered that: The **South Pole** is in **Antarctica**, where scientists work in special research centres. The **North Pole** is actually in the **Arctic Ocean**, floating on sea ice—not on land! We talked about the **harsh, freezing environments** in both places and what kind of animals can survive there. The children had lots of great questions about life in the coldest parts of our planet! Then we turned our attention to the **equator** – the invisible line around the middle of the Earth. We found out which countries lie on the equator and learnt that it’s usually the **hottest part of the world**. We also discovered a new fact: the further away you go from the equator, the **colder** the climate tends to get! What an exciting trip around the world—without even leaving the classroom! [Geography](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/tag/geography) [ Temperature testing with Micro:bits](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-06-18-09-37-00-temperature-testing-with-micro-bits) [Growing Scientists! ](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-06-19-14-45-00-growing-scientists) ![St. Andrew's CE Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/logo/St-Andrews-footer-logo.png) ### St. Andrew's CE Primary School Main Street Clifton Campville Tamworth B79 0AP 01827 373 266 © Copyright 2024–2026 St. Andrew's CE Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/splash/Screenshot_2026-09-21_2.46.56_PM.png)