Learning objective
Knowledge:
- To describe the life cycle of an insect and compare it with that of an amphibian.
Working scientifically:
- To use data to describe a relationship and make predictions.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can describe the three-stage life cycle of
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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
Could use the Resource: Three-stage insect life cycle poster and the Resource: Four-stage insect life cycle poster to support them throughout the lesson; should prompted to help research insects by being asked the number of stages in the ‘x’ life cycle, the number of species of ‘x’ there are, the number of eggs ‘x’ lays and what the larval/nymph stage of an ‘x’ is called; could use a calculator to help them find the pattern in the analysing data task by subtracting the previous value from the number of eggs laid and recording each increase on a whiteboard.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be provided with the Activity: Insect classification cards: extension to research other insects of their choice.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the three-stage life cycle
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can describe the three-stage life cycle of an insect: egg, nymph and adult.
- I can describe the four-stage life cycle of an insect: egg, larva, pupa and adult.
- I can compare the life cycles of insects and amphibians.
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Vocabulary definitions
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chrysalis
A protective case formed during the pupal stage of butterflies.
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cocoon
A protective covering spun by some insect larvae, such as moths, for the pupal stage.
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Last update: 25th March, 2024
