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Science topics ages 10 - 11
Interdependence and adaptation
Curriculum relevance
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Offline lesson plan |
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Quiz
Offline lesson plan
Objectives
Understand how to use keys to identify animals and plants in local habitats
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National Curriculum
England: Key Stage 2, Science, Sc2 4a, 4b
Wales: Key Stage 2, Life processes and living things 4.5
Northern Ireland: Key Stage 2, Living things, Animals and plants, b, e
Scotland: 5-14 Guidelines, Science, Variety and characteristic features, Level E
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Resources required
Copies of the Interdependence and adaptation worksheet printed from the Science Clips website
Three examples of simple keys for three different local habitats
Clear diagrams of six animals
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Teaching activities
Introduction
Ask if children can remember what the word habitat means? Make a list of three different local habitats and brainstorm animals and plants they might find in these habitats.
Activities
Discuss what a key is for. Remind children how to use a key by going through three simple examples together, one for the animals and plants in each of the three local habitats discussed in the introduction. Show how to take one unknown animal or plant at a time, and work through the key by reading the questions and following the answers.
Hand out copies of the worksheet, one per child. Explain they must place the pictured animals into the correct places within the key. Once children understand what to do, let them work through the sheet independently.
Plenary
Go through the worksheet together and pick up any misconceptions. Show all children the six animals given as the extension activity. As a class, try to make a key that will identify each animal. Compare with those devised by the children.
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Extension
Give the children clear diagrams of six animals and ask them to devise a simple key. Remind them that each question should divide the group of animals into two groups and must have a clear yes or no answer.
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Suggested homework
Ask the children to collect a leaf from four different trees in a local habitat. First, they should find out the name of the tree each leaf is from. They should then make a list of questions about the leaves that would enable another child to find out which tree each is from. Write the questions up as a key and bring into class, with the leaves, for display.
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