Grouping Living Things
Unit
Science
Year 6
Focus Education
Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 6 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
Resource
Science
Y6
The Long-term overview for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Science
Y6
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Science
Y6
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Science
Y6
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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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!
Resource
Science
Y6
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
Resource
Science
Y6
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!
Resource
Science
Y6
'Know it! - Grouping Living Things - Year 6' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Cops and robbers - What do you know about grouping and classifying living things?
Resource
Science
Y6
'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 Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Classifying living things
Resource
Science
Y6
'Match up - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Animals and their environments
Resource
Science
Y6
'Match up - Animals and their environments' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Word sorts - Classifying living things
Resource
Science
Y6
'Word sorts - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Give me 3 - Classifying living things
Resource
Science
Y6
'Give me 3 - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
Science
Y6
The Long-term overview for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Science
Y6
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Science
Y6
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Grouping Living Things from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Science
Y6
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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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?
Lesson
Science
Y6
Year 6 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!
Resource
Science
Y6
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
Resource
Science
Y6
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!
Resource
Science
Y6
'Know it! - Grouping Living Things - Year 6' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Cops and robbers - What do you know about grouping and classifying living things?
Resource
Science
Y6
'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 Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Classifying living things
Resource
Science
Y6
'Match up - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Match up - Animals and their environments
Resource
Science
Y6
'Match up - Animals and their environments' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Word sorts - Classifying living things
Resource
Science
Y6
'Word sorts - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
Give me 3 - Classifying living things
Resource
Science
Y6
'Give me 3 - Classifying living things' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, Grouping Living Things
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