Grouping Living Things
Science
5th Grade
Focus Education
Science Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
5th Grade Science unit, Grouping Living Things from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. Grouping Living Things has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
The Long-term overview for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What do we know about the five kingdoms: animals, plants, monera, protista and fungi?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about the five kingdoms: animals, plants, Monera, Protista and fungi? '
2. What can you find out about the special attributes that some animals and plants have to help them survive?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What can you find out about the special attributes that some animals and plants have to help them survive?'
3. What do we know about vertebrate and invertebrate animals?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about vertebrate and invertebrate animals?'
4. Who was Carl Linnaeus?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who was Carl Linnaeus?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Know it!
'Know it! - Grouping Living Things - 5th Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Cops and robbers - What do you know about grouping and classifying living things?
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about grouping and classifying living things?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Classifying living things
'Match up - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Animals and their environments
'Match up - Animals and their environments' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Word sorts - Classifying living things
'Word sorts - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Give me 3 - Classifying living things
'Give me 3 - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
The Long-term overview for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What do we know about the five kingdoms: animals, plants, monera, protista and fungi?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about the five kingdoms: animals, plants, Monera, Protista and fungi? '
2. What can you find out about the special attributes that some animals and plants have to help them survive?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What can you find out about the special attributes that some animals and plants have to help them survive?'
3. What do we know about vertebrate and invertebrate animals?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about vertebrate and invertebrate animals?'
4. Who was Carl Linnaeus?
5th Grade Science lesson from the unit Grouping Living Things. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who was Carl Linnaeus?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Know it!
'Know it! - Grouping Living Things - 5th Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Cops and robbers - What do you know about grouping and classifying living things?
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about grouping and classifying living things?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Classifying living things
'Match up - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Animals and their environments
'Match up - Animals and their environments' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Word sorts - Classifying living things
'Word sorts - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
Give me 3 - Classifying living things
'Give me 3 - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 5th Grade unit, Grouping Living Things
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