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Year 1, Topic 4, Switched on Science. Plants and animals where we live. In this topic you will:. name plants including trees near you know the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees know the parts of a plant name animals living near you
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Year 1, Topic 4, Switched on Science Plants and animals where we live
In this topic you will: name plants including trees near you know the difference between evergreen and deciduous trees know the parts of a plant name animals living near you know which animals are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores know about fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Key vocabulary • Flowers • Fruit • Habitat • Herbivores • Identify • Mammals • Omnivores • Petals • Plant • Reptiles • Roots • Seeds • Stem • Tree Amphibians Animal Birds Branches Bulb Carnivores Fish
Did you know? • Did you know that the dandelion flower opens up in the morning and closes in the evening? • How could you find out if this is true?
Which tree is evergreen? • How do you know? • Which tree is deciduous? • How do you know?
How are these leaves similar? • How are these leaves different? Ash leaf Silver Birch leaf Sycamore leaf Holly leaf
What kind of animal is this? • How do you know? • What do birds have that other animals do not? • What do birds have that is the same as some other animals?
Similarities and differences • Look at these birds. • What are these birds called? • How do you know? • What is the same? • What is different?
Class birdwatch Some children carried out a birdwatch in their school grounds. This is how they recorded the birds they saw. Which bird did they see the most times? Which bird didn’t they see?
Number of times seen Type of bird • How many times did the children see blackbirds? • How many times did the children see robins? • Which bird did they see the most times?
Feed the birds • Class 1 asked: • How can we get more birds into our school grounds? They decided to feed the birds by making their own bird feeders. • How do you think they made these bird feeders? • Where will you put your bird feeder in your school grounds to encourage the birds to visit?
What kind of animal is a fox? • Bird • Reptile • Amphibian • Mammal • Fish How do you know?
What kind of animal is a snake? • Bird • Reptile • Amphibian • Mammal • Fish This snake is called an adder.
What kind of animal is a trout? • Bird • Reptile • Amphibian • Mammal • Fish
What kind of animal is a frog? • Bird • Reptile • Amphibian • Mammal • Fish
Look at the picture. Describe this animal. What do you notice? Where do you think it lives (its habitat)? What do you think it eats? • What is the name of this animal? • Do you think it is a …? • Fish • Amphibian • Reptile • Mammal • Bird • How do you know?
FACT FILE • The name of my animal is a ... • It lives in … • It has ... • Its eyes are … • It eats … • It comes out at … • It eats plants and animals so it is a … • herbivore • omnivore • carnivore Choose your own animal and make a fact file.