Living things: Habitats
Identifying what living things need to survive by exploring the life processes shared by all living things.
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Living things: Habitats
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recall some life processes, giving examples of how they apply to plants and animals.
- Match different plants and animals to their habitats.
- Give examples of how animals use their habitat for food and shelter.
- Recall that plants produce their own food for energy.
- Name living things that are producers and place a producer at the beginning of a food chain.
- Use arrows to show the order in a food chain.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Classify objects into alive, never been alive and was once alive, giving reasons for their choices.
- Carry out research to find answers to questions.
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
This is the first unit in the Kapow Primary scheme.Lessons
Lesson 1: Life processes
Lesson 2: It feels good to be alive
Lesson 3: Introduction to habitats
Lesson 4: Woodland habitats
Lesson 5: Rainforest and ocean habitats
Lesson 6: Food chains
Key skills
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)
Full equipment list for the subject
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Unit resources
Cross-curricular opportunities
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Computing.
British values: Mutual respect.