English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Understand that not all mammals have the same life cycle
Know the 3 types of mammal
Understand what a life cycle is
Enquiry Approach - Identifying, grouping & classifying
Using observations, data and findings to name, label and organise items in a variety of ways.
Enquiry Skill - Interpreting and communicating results
Using information, results and data to present findings, including oral and written explanations.
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Words and meanings to learn
mammary glands
an organ in female mammals where milk is produced
monotreme mammal
a mammal who lays eggs to reproduce
pouch
a small pocket located on the front of marsupial mammals
marsupial
a mammal who carries their young in a pouch on the front of their bodies
placental mammal
a mammal who has live young which develop before birth inside a female mammal
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Resources: Class presentation and mammal types sorting cards.
Support Handout (1): A series of statements for the children to cut out and group in order to show the life cycle of a tiger, platypus and wallaby.
Core Handout (2): Space for the children to draw the life cycle of a tiger, platypus and wallaby, along with another mammal of their choice.
Stretch Handout (3): Space for the children to choose 3 mammals of their choice and draw their life cycles. Lines are included for the children to record the differences between each mammal.
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