Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To describe how the plant kingdom is organised (based on shared characteristics).
Working scientifically
- To produce a working classification key.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can name
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
British values
- Mutual respect.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display slide 1 from the Presentation: Vertebrates and invertebrates. Select volunteers to drag and drop the vertebrates into the correct groups. Discuss the decisions made as a class, drawing on previous learning about the characteristics of each group. Repeat for slide 2.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could choose six leaves or fewer for the Activity: Classifying leaves; could use the question prompts on slide 3 of the Presentation: Classifying leaves when creating a classification key.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should include the ‘extra information’ from the Activity: Plant classification collage recipes in their presentation; should use all nine leaves in their classification key on the Activity: Classifying leaves; could make both a number and a branching key; could choose an extension activity relating to plants from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Classifying big and small.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming the plant
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can use a diagram to subdivide the plant kingdom into mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants.
- I can describe the characteristics of flowering plants (reproduce with seeds, long or broad leaves, roots, flowers, fruits).
- I can describe the characteristics of ferns (reproduce with spores, feathery leaves, roots).
- I can describe the characteristics of mosses (reproduce with spores, simple leaves, rhizoids).
- I can describe the characteristics of conifers (reproduce with seeds in cones, needle-like leaves, roots).
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Vocabulary definitions
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conifer
A plant that reproduces with seeds inside of cones and has roots and needle-like leaves.
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fern
A plant that reproduces using spores and has roots and feathery leaves (fronds).
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 6th December, 2024
