Learning objective
- Working scientifically: To recognise how scientists answer questions.
Success criteria
- I can recognise that scientists choose the most
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
English
Reading – comprehension
Pupils
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should have the Resource: Earthworms read to them before the lesson; should be responsible for reading captions and labels when reading the fact sheet with a partner.
Pupils working at greater depth
After reading the Resource: Earthworms, could return to the questions written on mini whiteboards and write the answers; should be encouraged to give reasons for their predictions about the wormery, e.g. ‘I think the worms will mix the sand and soil up because worms burrow and create lots of tunnels’.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: asking suitable questions about worms; recognising
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Vocabulary definitions
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criteria
Characteristics used to sort things into groups.
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microhabitat
A small area with different conditions to the surrounding habitat.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 20th July, 2023
