Y1/2 (B): Living things: Microhabitats

Asking questions about minibeasts and using scientific enquiry methods to find answers.

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Lessons

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Identifying and classifying minibeasts

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: Introduction to scientific enquiry

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Minibeast hunt

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: Planning an experiment

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: Woodlice experiment

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: What is a botanist?

Key skills

Posing questions

  • Exploring the world
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • A variety of
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Key vocabulary

food chain

microhabitat

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Knowledge organiser – Science Y1/2 (B): Living things: Microhabitats

Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the mixed-age unit ‘Microhabitats’.

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Vocabulary display – Science Y1/2 (B): Living things: Microhabitats

A display version of the key vocabulary from the mixed-age unit 'Microhabitats'.

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