Learning objective
Working scientifically
- To make careful observations.
- To make and use classification keys.
Success criteria
Working scientifically
- I can observe and describe the characteristics
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Combine one set of the Resource: Invertebrate cards and the Resource: Vertebrate cards from Lesson 1: Vertebrates and invertebrates and place them facedown on a table, obscuring the images. Split the class into two equal teams and choose one team to start the first round. For each round: Invite one member from the playing team…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the bird hunt pictures stuck around the classroom to help them identify the characteristics of the different birds; could use the Resource: Animal sorting word bank from Lesson 1: Vertebrates and invertebrates, as question prompts for their classification key; could watch the Pupil video: Classification keys from Lesson 2: Grouping living things: Plants, to remind them of the steps needed to create a classification key.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could be encouraged to photograph birds they spot in the outside space and identify them using the RSPB bird identification tool; could choose ten invertebrates for their classification key, requiring a more complex key to be created with additional questions.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: observing and
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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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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: 3rd May, 2024
