The teacher leads a whole class discussion about the requirements of living things, recording the student’s answers on the board as they are said.
Then once they have covered their past knowledge move them onto thinking about the different requirements of animals and plants.
Have the students record this as a Venn diagram.
Have students develop a criteria for deciding what defines a plant and an animal. Have them observe a range of plants and animals and classify them accordingly.
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Then once they have covered their past knowledge move them onto thinking about the different requirements of animals and plants.
Have the students record this as a Venn diagram.
Have students develop a criteria for deciding what defines a plant and an animal. Have them observe a range of plants and animals and classify them accordingly.
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Science Understanding:
Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things
Elaborations
Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things
Elaborations
- recognising characteristics of living things such as growing, moving, sensitivity and reproducing
- recognising the range of different living things
- sorting living and non-living things based on characteristics
- exploring differences between living, once living and products of living things
Science as Human Endeavour:
Nature and development of science
Use and influence of science
Nature and development of science
- Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships
Use and influence of science
- Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions
Science Inquiry Skills:
Questioning and predicting
Processing and analysing data and information
Communicating
Questioning and predicting
- With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge
Processing and analysing data and information
- Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends
Communicating
- Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports