Learning objective
Knowledge:
- To describe the life cycle of a bird and compare it with that of a mammal.
Working scientifically:
- To pose questions to compare the life cycles of different birds.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can describe the life cycle of a
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Measurement
Pupils should be taught to:
- Convert
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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 use the display posters of the Resource: Plant life cycle poster (see Lesson 1: Lifecycles and reproduction) and the Resource: Mammal life cycle poster (see Lesson 2: Life cycle of a mammal) to help them answer the Recap and recall question; could use the displayed life cycle diagrams (Resource: Mammal life cycle poster and Resource: Bird life cycle poster) to help them create a poster comparing the bird and mammal life cycles.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should answer how the emperor penguin’s life cycle might change if the Earth continues to get warmer due to climate change.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the life cycle of
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe the life cycle of a bird: incubation, hatchling, nestling, fledgling, juvenile and adult.
- I can compare the life cycles of robins and emperor penguins.
- I can compare the life cycles of mammals and birds.
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Vocabulary definitions
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bird
A vertebrate that has feathers, lays hard-shelled eggs, breathes with lungs and is warm-blooded (e.g. robin).
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egg
The first stage in a bird's life cycle, when the offspring develops until it is ready to hatch.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 5th March, 2024
