Curriculum Experiences and Benchmarks Organisers Outcomes for planning learning, to support teachers’ professional judgement of achievement of a level teaching and assessment Biodiversity Classifies living things into plants (flowering and non-flowering) and animals I can identify and classify and examples of living things, (vertebrates and invertebrates) through knowledge of their characteristics. past and present, to help me interdependence Constructs and uses a key which can be used to identify particular plants or appreciate their diversity. I animals. can relate physical and Identifies characteristics of living things that have contributed to the survival or behavioural characteristics extinction of a species. to their survival or extinction. Explains how some plants have adapted to their environment, for example, for SCN 2-01a drought or living on water. Explains how some animals have adapted to their environment, for example, flight/feeding mechanisms. Suggests some reasons why some species are extinct/endangered. Earth Identifies herbivores, carnivores and omnivores correctly. I can use my knowledge of Explains the difference between a food and a food web. the interactions and energy Planet flow between plants and Explains how energy flows between plants and animals in food chains and webs animals in ecosystems, food and ecosystems, using arrows correctly to show energy flow. chains and webs. I have Uses vocabulary such as producers and consumers’, ‘primary/secondary contributed to the design or and correctly. ‘interdependence’, ‘decomposers’ ‘competition’ conservation of a wildlife Contributes to the design or conservation of a wildlife area. area. SCN 2-02a
Curriculum Organisers Experiences and Outcomes for planning learning, teaching and assessment Benchmarks to support teachers’ professional judgement of achievement of a level Planet Earth Biodiversity and interdependence I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction. SCN 2-01a Classifies living things into plants (flowering and non-flowering) and animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) through knowledge of their characteristics. Constructs and uses a key which can be used to identify particular plants or animals. Identifies characteristics of living things that have contributed to the survival or extinction of a species. Explains how some plants have adapted to their environment, for example, for drought or living on water. Explains how some animals have adapted to their environment, for example, flight/feeding mechanisms. Suggests some reasons why some species are extinct/endangered. I can use my knowledge of the interactions and energy flow between plants and animals in ecosystems, food chains and webs. I have contributed to the design or conservation of a wildlife area. SCN 2-02a Identifies herbivores, carnivores and omnivores correctly. Explains the difference between a food and a food web. Explains how energy flows between plants and animals in food chains and webs and ecosystems, using arrows correctly to show energy flow. Uses vocabulary such as ‘primary/secondary producers and consumers’, ‘interdependence’, ‘decomposers’ and ‘competition’ correctly. Contributes to the design or conservation of a wildlife area.