Learning objective
Knowledge
- To classify the warm-blooded vertebrate groups using their common characteristics.
Working scientifically
- To use a classification key to classify vertebrates.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
English
Writing – composition
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand out the Activity: Vertebrate characteristics table and ask the children to tick the characteristics of fish, amphibians and reptiles. Point out that the children only need to complete the top three rows of the table. Reveal the answers by displaying the Presentation: Comparing cold-blooded vertebrates, allowing the children to mark their answers.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Mammals storyboard: support version to help them select the correct keywords; could use the Knowledge organiser to help them fill in the Activity: Vertebrate characteristics table (Recap and recall) and answer the questions in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to compare birds to other vertebrates in their scripts; could use the Activity: Mammals storyboard: extension version; should use facts from the ‘Extra information’ section in the Resource: Warm-blooded vertebrates research cards when completing their storyboard; could choose an extension activity relating to warm-blooded vertebrates from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Classifying big and small.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing and comparing
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe the characteristics of birds (feathers, warm-blooded, hard-shelled eggs, lungs).
- I can describe the characteristics of mammals (fur, produce milk, lungs, warm-blooded).
- I can compare the characteristics of the vertebrate groups.
- I can use a branching classification key to classify warm-blooded vertebrates.
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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. duck).
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mammal
A vertebrate that has fur, produces milk, breathes with lungs and is warm-blooded (e.g. cow).
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 25th November, 2024
