Level

Activity

Skills - PUPILS ....

Links TO LESSON PLANS

A

Plant beans

• follow simple instructions, using simple techniques

• records can be made by making pictorial charts

IDENTIKITS

B

Classify minibeasts

• observe obvious features of living things and group by a single feature.

• use simple apparatus and techniques to collect information

• record in a simple chart

MINIBEASTS

C

Place celery in food dye and observe the effect

• observe living things, identifying characteristics

FUNCTION OF PARTS OF PLANT

D

Investigate the effect of exercise on pulse rate.

• select and use appropriate equipment

• measure heart-rate accurately

• construct a spreadsheet, tables and a line graph

PULSE RATE

E

Grow fungi on bread sealed in a bag and place at different temperatures. Measure growth.

• select an appropriate way of recording results

• record by drawing diagrams

• construct a graph defining own axes and headings

GROWTH OF MOULD - E & F

F

Grow mould on bread under different conditions and record growth.

• use a standard technique

• measure accurately to scale

• use an appropriate way of recording

GROWTH OF MOULD - E & F