Learning objective
Knowledge
- To revise the unit Circulation and health.
Working scientifically
- To gather and record data.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can describe the short and long-term effects
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National curriculum
Science
Animals including humans
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Design and technology
Evaluate
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the class into the groups of three from Lesson 1: Investigating space blankets – Planning. Provide each group with a plastic bottle and a marker pen that can write on plastic. Alternatively, hand out small scraps of paper to wrap around the bottles. Challenge the children to draw and label the human circulatory system…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Should use the Knowledge organiser: Science – Circulation and health to help them with the Recap and recall activity; could use the Resource: Thermometers explained to help them accurately take a reading.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should identify any anomalous data from the classes results; should explain how taking repeat data mitigates anomalous data by making it easier to identify and excluding it when calculating an average; could choose an extension activity relating to space blankets or the enquiry cycle from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: How reflective are space blankets.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the short and long-term effects
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Vocabulary definitions
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blood
The red liquid pumped around the body in blood vessels to transport substances.
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blood vessels
The tubes that blood flows in around the body.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y5/6 (A): How reflective are space blankets?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Investigating space blankets - Planning
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: Investigating space blankets - Gathering data
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Investigating space blankets - Analysing, concluding and evaluating
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Investigating space blankets - Extending
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Investigating space blankets - Presenting
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 16th May, 2025
