Learning objective
- To classify the cold-blooded vertebrate groups using their common characteristics.
Success criteria
- I can define
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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 the Presentation: Linnaean system diagram and remind the children of how the system is used to classify living things into increasingly small groups using their characteristics.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Cold-blooded vertebrates poster: support version and fill in the blanks.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should use facts from the ‘Extra information’ section in the Resource: Cold-blooded vertebrates research cards when completing their posters; could compare the similarities and differences between the cold-blooded vertebrates.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining a vertebrate
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can define a vertebrate as an animal with a backbone.
- I can name the cold-blooded vertebrate groups (fish, amphibians, reptiles).
- I can describe the characteristics of fish (wet scales, cold-blooded, soft eggs, gills).
- I can describe the characteristics of amphibians (moist skin, cold-blooded, jelly-coated eggs, gills/lungs/breathe through skin).
- I can describe the characteristics of reptiles (dry scales, cold-blooded, leathery eggs, gills).
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Vocabulary definitions
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vertebrate
An animal with a backbone.
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fish
A vertebrate that breathes with gills, lays soft eggs in water, has wet scales and is cold-blooded (e.g. shark).
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 9th September, 2024
