Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To choose materials to create a suitable plant pot.
Working scientifically
- To identify and classify living things.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can select materials based on test results.
- I
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Design and technology
Make
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Agree or disagree? and read the slide to the children. Ask them:
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use their results from the last lesson to remind them of their material choice; could be shown how to make the plant pot before the lesson; could use the video to support them in making their plant pot; could work with a partner to find decoration materials.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be asked to reason their choices of natural decoration in terms of life process, for example: this pebble has never been alive because it cannot reproduce.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with a secure understanding indicated by: creating a plant pot from an
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Vocabulary definitions
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alive
A living thing.
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dead
Something that was once alive.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 8th August, 2024
