Learning objective
- Working scientifically: To recognise how scientists answer questions.
Success criteria
- I can recognise that scientists choose the most
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
English
Reading – comprehension
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Recap Lesson 1: Identifying and classifying minibeasts, in which the children classified minibeasts according to criteria (e.g. can fly/cannot fly, pattern/no pattern). Display the Presentation: Sorting animals and ask pairs to discuss possible criteria for sorting the animals into two groups.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should have the Resource: Earthworms read to them before the lesson; should be responsible for reading captions and labels when reading the fact sheet with a partner.
Pupils working at greater depth
After reading the Resource: Earthworms, could return to the questions written on mini whiteboards and write the answers; should be encouraged to give reasons for their predictions about the wormery, e.g. ‘I think the worms will mix the sand and soil up because worms burrow and create lots of tunnels’.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: asking suitable questions about worms; recognising
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Vocabulary definitions
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criteria
Characteristics used to sort things into groups.
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microhabitat
A small area with different conditions to the surrounding habitat.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y2: Microhabitats
Lesson 1: Identifying and classifying minibeasts
Lesson 2: Introduction to scientific enquiry
Lesson 3: Minibeast hunt
Lesson 4: Planning an experiment
Lesson 5: Woodlice experiment
Lesson 6: What is a botanist?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd May, 2024
