Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To explain the role of a skeleton.
Working scientifically
- To group animals based on their physical properties.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can name
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National curriculum
Science
Animals, including humans
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check the children can recall the following key facts from the units Science, Year 1/2 (A): Animals: Life cycles and health and Science, Year 1/2 (A): Animals: Habitats: Living things need air/oxygen, food/nutrients and water to survive. The life processes include movement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, excretion and nutrition. Carnivores are living…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be provided with a pre-cut version of the Activity: Split pin skeleton; could be offered a list of the joints (neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle) when labelling their skeleton; could use page one of the Knowledge organiser to help sort the Resource: Sorting animal skeletons or when building the split pin skeleton and labelling the joints.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could label their skeleton with organs and a broader range of joints, for example, finger and toe joints, back and jaw; should predict the outcome of certain bones being broken and explain how the function may be affected, for example, if the ribs were broken the heart or lungs may not be protected or an arm bone that is broken may stop the elbow joint from moving; could choose an extension activity relating to skeletons or joints from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Movement and nutrition.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recalling the three key functions of
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can name the three key functions of the skeleton: movement, support and protection.
- I can recall that vertebrates are animals with a backbone/spine and invertebrates are animals without a backbone/spine.
- I can recall that an endoskeleton is a skeleton found on the inside of the body and an exoskeleton is a skeleton found on the outside of the body.
- I can describe joints as a point where more than one bone meets to allow movement, such as the elbow or knee.
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Vocabulary definitions
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bone
Hard structure that makes up the skeleton.
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endoskeleton
A skeleton on the inside of the body.
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In this unit
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Skeletons
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: The bones in our body
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Muscles and movement
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Eating for survival
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 1st October, 2024
