DE LIVE Lesson - Science Week 2024

Lesson Outcomes

• Learn all about insects 

National Curriculum

KS1:

• Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
• Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food
• Notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults

KS2: 

• Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
• Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
• Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals
• Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including microorganisms, plants and animals
• Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

Working Scientifically

KS1: 

• Identifying and classifying
• Using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions

KS2: 

• Recording findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables