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Lesson 3: Measuring animal footprints

Hunting for animal tracks outdoors and using rulers to measure and compare animal footprints.
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A paw print on the ground, with sparse green grass around it.

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Great Kimble Church of England Primary School, Aylesbury
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In this unit

Assessment – Science Y1: Investigating Science through storiesLesson 1: Do taller trees have wider trunks?Lesson 2: Comparing woodland animals
Lesson 3: Measuring animal footprints
Lesson 4: Building an animal homeLesson 5: Are birds carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?
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