Living things & the processes of life - Variety & characteristic features - Introducing living things - G2 | |
Development of Target
LT-A1.2 |
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LT-A1.2 | Sort living things into broad groups according to easily observable characteristics An observation walk would allow safe collection of materials for the exercises below. |
1 | Pupils should group various sets of materials then tell/discuss with the teacher why they have grouped them in a particular way. |
2 | Ask pupils to bring "living" examples to school e.g. leaves, flowers, seeds |
3 | Choose one set of material from the "living" display e.g. seeds, flowers, leaves (or use a worksheet) Ask pupils to divide this group into smaller groups (types). How does one group differ from another? |