Living things and the environment
Why this, why now
This unit focuses on grouping living things and using classification keys to identify and name them in various environments. It explores how environmental changes can pose dangers to organisms. Emphasis is on asking questions, collecting data, and using evidence to support conclusions.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 5 / 6
Living things and the environment
This unit focuses on grouping living things and using classification keys to identify and name them in various environments. It explores how environmental changes can pose dangers to organisms. Emphasis is on asking questions, collecting data, and using evidence to support conclusions.
19 lessons- Introducing observable characteristics
- Grouping animals
- Classification keys to identify plants
- Identifying living things (non-statutory)
- How scientists communicate with the public (non-statutory)
- Classification keys
- Reforestation and recycling (Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Environments and seasonal changes (Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Land development and deforestation (Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Plants in danger (Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Environmental changes in the news (non-stat Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Grouping plants
- Extreme weather: flooding (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Animals in danger (Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Waste creation and pollution (Climate change and sustainability)
- Nature reserves (Climate change and sustainability)
- Extreme weather: heatwaves and wild fires (non-statutory CC & Sustainability)
- Classification keys to identify animals
- Protecting animals in decline (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)