Summer 1
Biology - Living Things and their Habitat
Children will learn:
- to group living things by looking at the classification system in more detail.
- to work scientifically by using classification systems and keys to identify some animals and plants in the immediate environment of Skelton Grange.
- and find out about the significance of the work of scientist, Carl Linnaeus, a pioneer of classification.
- to work scientifically by using the Linnaean classification system to discover the binomial names for living things.
- to describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences;
- that broad groupings, such as micro-organisms, plants and animals can be subdivided.
- Through direct observations where possible, they should classify animals into commonly found invertebrates (such as insects, spiders, snails, worms) and vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).
- They should discuss reasons why living things are placed in one group and not another, giving reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.
Summer 2
Biology - Humans including animals (2)
Children will learn to:
- recognise the impact of diet on the way their bodies function;
- describe the ways in which nutrients transported within animals, including humans.
- describe the ways in which water is transported within animals, including humans.
Biology - Evolution and Inheritance
Children will learn to:
- recognise that living things have changed over time;
- that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago;
- recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents;
- identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.