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Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Micro-organisms

Classifying micro-organisms based on their characteristics and shapes. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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1. Recap and recall

Arrange the children into groups of four and hand out a whiteboard and pen to each group. Challenge each group to spend one minute (four minutes in total) noting down everything they remember about each of the plant groups (mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants). Bring the class back together and discuss the following questions:

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Assessment – Science Y5/6 (B): Classifying big and smallY5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Carl Linnaeus and classificationY5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Cold-blooded vertebratesY5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Warm-blooded vertebratesY5/6 (B): Lesson 4: InvertebratesY5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Plants
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Micro-organisms
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