Living Things: Plants & Animals Big Picture questions: How are plants and animals different? How can you tell the difference between different animals and plants? Why do certain animals and plants live where they do? Common Misconceptions: All animals grow, feed, move and use their senses in the same ways. That habitat and environment are the same thing: Tree are not plants Insects are not animals Learning Objectives and Key Teaching and Learning activities Resources Evidence of learning Vocabulary Observe similarities and Catch: Either live examples of or pictures of stick insects. Stick insects Students will be able differences among animals Get students to take a quick glance at them and say what (live) or pictures to identify the key and plants they think it is. Then they are allowed to observe for a bit and a video of differences between longer (live versions) or watch a video. Then ask students them. plants and animals Key Vocabulary: again to describe what it is, and explain why they based upon their own Plants, Trees, Adaptations, Examples of gave/changed their answer. This is a good introduction into qualitative data. Cells, Behaviour, plants and identifying characteristics of animals and plants. Similarities, Differences, animals for Students have the Characteristics/features It is beneficial to make sure that students have the students to opportunity to discuss opportunity to see living examples of both, which can be make and compare data done as either an in or out the classroom session. Either observations of. collected. way this makes a good opportunity for some in the field These can investigative work using qualitative data. Make sure to observed by
Living Things: Plants & Animals Big Picture questions: How are plants and animals different? How can you tell the difference between different animals and plants? Why do certain animals and plants live where they do? Common Misconceptions: All animals grow, feed, move and use their senses in the same ways. That habitat and environment are the same thing: Tree are not plants Insects are not animals Learning Objectives and Key Vocabulary Teaching and Learning activities Resources Evidence of learning Observe similarities and differences among animals and plants Key Vocabulary: Plants, Trees, Adaptations, Cells, Behaviour, Similarities, Differences, Characteristics/features Catch: Either live examples of or pictures of stick insects. Get students to take a quick glance at them and say what they think it is. Then they are allowed to observe for a bit longer (live versions) or watch a video. Then ask students again to describe what it is, and explain why they gave/changed their answer. This is a good introduction into identifying characteristics of animals and plants. It is beneficial to make sure that students have the opportunity to see living examples of both, which can be done as either an in or out the classroom session. Either way this makes a good opportunity for some in the field investigative work using qualitative data. Make sure to Stick insects (live) or pictures and a video of them. Examples of plants and animals for students to make observations of. These can observed by Students will be able to identify the key differences between plants and animals based upon their own qualitative data. Students have the opportunity to discuss and compare data collected.
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