Living things: Microhabitats

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

Lessons

Lesson 1: Identifying and classifying minibeasts

  • Working scientifically: To classify a variety of minibeasts.

Lesson 2: Introduction to scientific enquiry

  • Working scientifically: To recognise how scientists answer questions.

Lesson 3: Minibeast hunt

  • To recognise that living things live in habitats to which they are suited. 
  • Working scientifically: To gather and record data to answer a question.

Lesson 4: Planning an experiment

  • Working scientifically: To ask questions and plan how to carry out an experiment.

Lesson 5: Woodlice experiment

  • Working scientifically: To carry out an experiment and record data in a table. 

Lesson 6: What is a botanist?

  • To identify a variety of flowering plants.
  • Science in action: To understand the role of a botanist.

Key skills

Posing questions

  • Exploring

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Key vocabulary

food chain

microhabitat

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Assessment – Science Y2: Microhabitats

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