Learning objective
Knowledge:
- To describe the life cycle of a bird and compare it with that of a mammal.
Working scientifically:
- To pose questions to compare the life cycles of different birds.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can describe the life cycle of a
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Measurement
Pupils should be taught to:
- Convert
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the class into the same groups from the asexual reproduction cutting activity (see Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants). Provide each group with a 30 cm ruler, the tablet they used to photograph their cutting and the Activity: Stem cutting data table (one each) from Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants. Instruct the group…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the display posters of the Resource: Plant life cycle poster (see Lesson 1: Lifecycles and reproduction in plants) and the Resource: Mammal life cycle poster (see Lesson 2: Life cycle of a mammal) to help them answer the Recap and recall question; could use the displayed life cycle diagrams (Resource: Mammal life cycle poster and Resource: Bird life cycle poster) to help them create a poster comparing the bird and mammal life cycles.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should answer how the emperor penguin’s life cycle might change if the Earth continues to get warmer due to climate change; could choose an extension activity relating to bird life cycles from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Life cycles and reproduction.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the life cycle of
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe the life cycle of a bird: incubation, hatchling, nestling, fledgling, juvenile and adult.
- I can compare the life cycles of robins and emperor penguins.
- I can compare the life cycles of mammals and birds.
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Vocabulary definitions
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bird
A vertebrate that has feathers, lays hard-shelled eggs, breathes with lungs and is warm-blooded (e.g. robin).
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egg
The first stage in a bird's life cycle, when the offspring develops until it is ready to hatch.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y5/6 (B): Life cycles and reproduction
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Life cycle of a mammal
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Life cycle of a bird
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: Life cycle of an amphibian
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Life cycle of an insect
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Asexual plant reproduction
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd October, 2024
