Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe the life cycle of a plant, including the reproductive stage.
- Describe the life cycle of a mammal.
- Describe the life cycle of a bird and compare it with that of a mammal.
- Describe the life cycle of an amphibian.
- Describe the life cycle of an insect and compare it with that of an amphibian.
- Describe asexual reproduction in plants.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Observe and compare equivalent parts in different flowers.
- Research the life cycles of different mammals.
- Pose questions to compare the life cycles of different birds.
- Suggest how one temperature may affect egg hatching.
- Use data to describe a relationship and make predictions.
- Represent root growth over time on a line graph.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Life cycles and reproduction in plants
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Life cycle of a mammal
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Life cycle of a bird
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: Life cycle of an amphibian
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Life cycle of an insect
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Asexual reproduction in plants
Key skills
Posing questions
- Raising
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Key knowledge
To know:
- A
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Key vocabulary
adolescence
asexual reproduction
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Full equipment list for the subject
Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
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Fresh mint plants
×8 -
Three different types of flower
×1 - Sticky notes
- Calculator ×30
- Rulers ×30
- Paper towels ×30
- Colouring pencils
- Chalk ×30
- Dice ×15
- Magnifying glass ×30
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Plastic water bottle
×1 -
Access to water
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Sensitive scale
×1 - Stopwatch / timer ×8
- Tablet ×15
- Large space such as a hall or playground. ×1
- Equipment to represent nests (e.g. school jumpers, cardboard, PE hoops). ×8
- Equipment to represent eggs (e.g. balls, balloons, pencil cases). ×8
- Equipment to represent food (e.g. short lengths of string, pencils, plastic insect toys or sweets). ×8
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5/6 (B): Living things: Life cycles and reproduction
Aimed at pupils, multiple pages providing key facts and definitions from the mixed-age unit ‘Life cycles and reproduction’.
Vocabulary display – Science Y5/6 (B): Living things: Life cycles and reproduction
A display version of the vocabulary from the mixed-age unit 'Life cycles and reproduction'.
Posters – Science Y5/6 (B): Living things: Life cycles and reproduction
A collection of six posters showing the life cycle of an amphibian, bird, insect, mammal and plant.
Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Reading – comprehension.
Maths: Measurement.
British values: Mutual respect.
