A news report gives us information about current events.

A verbal presentation is in the form of spoken words.

To quote someone is to repeat the words they have said or written.

An informed choice is a decision you make when you have all of the information about the decision topic.

An environment is the surroundings of a living thing, including other plants and animals and the conditions they live in.

Environmental changes in the news (non-statutory)

Science

Introducing observable characteristics

Grouping animals

Grouping plants

Identifying living things (non-statutory)

Classification keys

Classification keys to identify animals

Classification keys to identify plants

Environments and seasonal changes

Extreme weather: flooding (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Extreme weather: heatwaves and wild fires (non-statutory CC & Sustainability)

Changing environments: land development and deforestation

Changing environments: waste creation and pollution

Animals in danger

Protecting animals in decline (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)

Changing environments: plants in danger

Changing environments: nature reserves

Changing environments: reforestation and recycling

How scientists communicate with the public (non-statutory)

In this Living things and the environment unit, pupils learn to explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name living things. In the Why we group and classify living things unit, they will build on this knowledge to give reasons why we classify plants and animals based on specific characteristics

In the Living things and where they live unit, pupils learnt that things can be grouped into: alive, dead and never alive. In this Living things in the environment unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to recognsie that living things can be grouped in a wider variety of ways

This unit focuses on grouping living things and using classification keys to identify and name them in various environments. It explores how environmental changes can pose dangers to organisms. Emphasis is on asking questions, collecting data, and using evidence to support conclusions.

Living things and the environment

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

share their findings with a wide audience.

Which of these features should be included in a news report?

They contain certain features such as a snappy headline.

Why are news reports about environmental changes useful?

OMG! Bugs are disappearing! We have to save them now!

UK insects are disappearing fast and it's so scary.

UK faces alarming decline in insect population.

Less insects in the UK- it's not really a big deal.

Which of these would be an appropriate headline for a news report about insect numbers reducing in the UK?

What is the name for the place where a plant or animal lives?

What do scientists use to measure temperature?

When land is covered in water, often from very heavy rain, this is called ...

This is when an area of land is covered with water, especially rain.

This is a large, destructive blaze that spreads quickly.

This is at least three consecutive days of above normal temperatures.

Match each of these extreme weathers to the correct description.

when humans remove trees to use the wood for other purposes

when humans remove trees to make space for animals to graze

Starter Quiz

What is the name for the place where a plant or animal lives?