English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Match descriptions of each stage of the human life cycle
Describe each stage of the human life cycle
Compare two stages of the human life cycle
Enquiry Approach - Research
Using information from a variety of sources to answer scientific questions.
Enquiry Skill - Recording data, results and findings
Using tables, a variety of graphs, labelled diagrams and models to record observations, measurements, results and findings.
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Words and meanings to learn
develop
change and grow
womb
area of the mother’s body where the foetus grows
helpless
unable to take care of themselves
toddler
a young child learning to walk
foetus
a baby growing inside its mother’s womb
Clare is an experienced primary school teacher, having worked across both Key Stage 1 and Early Years. Before joining Developing Experts, Clare worked as a Quality Assurance Inspector for a childcare agency, following OFSTED's inspection criteria. Clare is passionate about education and ensuring children's learning is exciting and fun!
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Resources: Class presentation and handout.
Support Handout (1): The handout asks the children to match the sentence about the 5 main stages of the human life cycle to the right picture
Core Handout (2): The handout asks the children to write a sentence about the 5 main stages of the human life cycle.
Challenge Handout (4): The handout asks the children to write a sentence about the 7 main stages of the human life cycle and describe how they are different now from when they were a toddler.
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