Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Label key organs found in the digestive system and describe each of their functions.
- Describe the functions of the four different types of adult, human teeth, using key vocabulary.
- Know that good dental care involves brushing their teeth twice a day with toothpaste and a soft toothbrush.
- Produce a food chain that begins with a plant and has arrows that move up the food chain.
- Define a producer, predator and prey and identify examples in food chains.
- Describe digestion, teeth and diets when talking about the observed poo clues.
- Write a letter that uses a range of scientific vocabulary from the unit.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Evaluate a strength or weakness of the digestive system model.
- Describe an example of evidence that can be used to study teeth.
- Identify some of the variables that need to be kept the same, predict an outcome and identify limitations to the experiment.
- Recall that scientific research needs repeated results before use in society.
- Identify trends in a predator-prey graph.
- Draw a results table that has space for observations about different poo samples.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long, to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
Animals: Movement and nutrition
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Lesson 1: The human digestive system
Lesson 2: Human teeth
Lesson 3: Investigating dental hygiene
Lesson 4: Teeth of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
Lesson 5: Producers, predators and prey in food chains
Lesson 6: Poo clues
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Mathematics: Number – Addition and subtraction, Number and place value, Measurement, Statistics.
British values: Rule of law, Mutual respect, Tolerance of different cultures and religions.
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