Learning objective
Knowledge
- To group plants in various ways.
Working scientifically
- To apply and create classification keys.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can sort plants into groups based on
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics (Year 3)
Statistics
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the class into pairs and provide each pair with a whiteboard and a pen. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Plants. Ask the pairs to look at label one and write the name of the plant part on their whiteboards. Ask the class to raise the whiteboards and share their answers. Click to reveal…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Leaf sorting word bank to describe the leaves and write the classification key questions; could use the Knowledge orgainser as an example of a classification key question.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could collect ten leaves instead of eight; should write their own questions rather than using the class suggestions; should have one or two questions removed in the Wrapping up activity and be challenged to work out what the questions could be.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: sorting plants
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can identify flowering plants by their flowers, fruits, berries and seeds.
- I can identify non-flowering plants by their lack of flowers, fruits and berries or by the presence of cones containing seeds.
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Vocabulary definitions
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classification key
A diagram used to sort things using their similarities and differences.
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flowering plants
A plant with flowers and seeds (including grasses).
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y4: Classification and changing habitats
Lesson 1: Grouping living things: Vertebrates and invertebrates
Lesson 2: Grouping living things: Plants
Lesson 3: Classification keys
Lesson 4: Habitats and seasonal change
Lesson 5: Human impacts on habitats
Lesson 6: Natural changes to habitats
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 24th April, 2024
