Living things: Microhabitats

Asking questions about minibeasts and using scientific enquiry methods to find answers.

Lessons

Lesson 1: Identifying and classifying minibeasts

Lesson 2: Introduction to scientific enquiry

Lesson 3: Minibeast hunt

Lesson 4: Planning an experiment

Lesson 5: Woodlice experiment

Lesson 6: What is a botanist?

Key skills

Posing questions

  • Exploring the world
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • A variety of
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Key vocabulary

food chain

microhabitat

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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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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected

  • A tray of leaf litter containing minibeasts.

    ×1
  • Digital camera ×8
  • Clear, litre plastic bottle

    ×1
  • Soil (approximately a third of a litre)

  • Sand (approximately a third of a litre)

  • Leaf litter (a handful).

    ×1
  • Trowel or large spoon

    ×1
  • A3 sheet of black paper or card

    ×1
  • Sticky tape ×1
  • Bug pots with lids

    ×15
  • Medium-sized paintbrushes

    ×15
  • Magnifying glasses ×15
  • Clipboards ×30
  • Lidded box with air holes containing leaf litter and 25 woodlice.

    ×1
  • Petri dishes ×5
  • Stopwatches

    ×15
  • Paper towels ×30
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