Learning objective
Knowledge:
- To describe the life cycle of an amphibian.
Working scientifically:
- To suggest how temperature may affect egg hatching.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can describe the life cycle of an
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Measurement
Pupils should be
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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 in Lesson 1. 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) (see Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants). Instruct the group to collect their…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Resource: Amphibian life cycle poster to help them annotate the Activity: Frog life cycle; could use the Resource: Teacher video script to help them answer the video questions.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should write a detailed method using the answers to their planning questions to explain how to collect data on the breeding seasons of different amphibians, taking into account variables they cannot control due to the nature of the investigation; could choose an extension activity relating to amphibian 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 an amphibian: egg, hatching, tadpole, two-legged tadpole, four-legged tadpole, froglet and frog.
- I can compare the life cycle of a red-eyed treefrog to the model amphibian life cycle.
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Vocabulary definitions
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amphibian
A vertebrate that lays jelly-coated eggs, is cold-blooded, has moist skin and breathes with either lungs, gills or through their skin (e.g. frog).
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carnivore
A living thing that mostly eats animals.
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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
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Last update: 2nd October, 2024
