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LESSON PLAN: MINIBEASTS
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Knowledge and Understanding
Pupils understand that:
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understand how a
pitfall trap collects minibeasts
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know holes in a pitfall
trap drain water
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know leaves hide
minibeasts from predators
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can sort minibeasts
into groups described as :-
- molluscs
- insects
- arachnids
- worms
- myriapods
- crustaceans
Skills
Carrying out Task
Pupils:
Reviewing and
Reporting on Task
Pupils
- answer questions on
the meaning of their findings (Level B)
Developing Informed Attitudes
VOCABULARY
MOLLUSCS,
INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, CRUSTACEANS, WORMS, MYRIAPODS |
Activity
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Organisation
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Resources
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Questions
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Discuss pitfall traps set up in last
lesson and methods of collecting organisms.
Discuss similarities and differences. |
whole class,
volunteers to hold animals |
Icam, computer, microscope |
What are these animals?
How are they alike?
How are they different?
Where might they live?
Why do you think that?
What kind of living things might be in
your pitfall traps? |
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Each group is given a different
minibeast and record sheet. Children are asked to observe
minibeast and decide as a group which box in the record sheet best
describes it. |
groups of 4 |
minibeasts, record sheets |
What kind of body does your minibeast
have?
How many legs?
What might it eat? |
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Each group reports to the class on
their decision using the Icam and explaining their reasoning. |
groups of 4 |
Icam |
Do you agree with this group?
Why? |
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Having negotiated names and features
of minibeasts, pictures are cut out and blue-tacked to laminate of
groups as a reference. |
groups of 4 |
pictures, scissors, Bluetac |
What are the features of…? What is the
name of this group? How do you know? |
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Pupils identify organisms in sample,
cut out the appropriate picture for each organism and stick onto
class pictogram. |
groups of 4 |
pictures, containers scissors, class
pictogram, Bluetac |
Which type of minibeast did you find
most of?
How do you know? |
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Plenary session on graph produced. |
whole class |
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Is this a good way to record?
What have we found out?
Which minibeast have we found most of?
Why do think this is? |
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Cut out the labels and stick them in the correct place on the pitfall trap.
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Worms
(soft body, no shell, no legs)
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Insects
(hard body, six legs, can have wings) |
Molluscs
(soft body, no legs, usually have a shell) |
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Arachnids
(hard body, eight legs)
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Crustaceans
(hard body, 10-20 legs) |
Myriapods
(long, hard body, many pairs of legs) |
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