Flooding is the covering or submerging of normally dry land with a large amount of water.

A crop is a plant that is grown to be sold, often as food.

Land which is waterlogged is full of water or almost covered by a layer of water.

Extreme means very large in amount; much more than normal.

Climate is weather patterns over a long period of time.

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

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: 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

Environmental changes in the news (non-statutory)

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

{{}} occurs when land that is usually dry is covered with water, often as a result of heavy rain.

They are damaged as the air cannot get to the roots.

The crops grow really well as they need lots of water.

Nothing, as crops are plants and they need water.

What can happen to crops when they are waterlogged?

True or false? The air all around our planet is cooling down, and cooler air can hold more water.

The average air temperature around our planet is...

Warm air causes less water to evaporate and rivers then flood.

Farmers use more water on their crops which causes fields to flood.

Warmer air can hold more water. The extra water in the air falls as extra rain.

People are hot so they need more rain to keep themselves cool.

The average temperature of the air around our planet is rising.

The average temperature of the air around our planet is falling.

Which of the following statements are true?

Which part of the plant can you see in the image?

Rain, sun, wind, snow and hail are all types of...

Which of these pieces of equipment would you use to measure temperature?

Put these temperatures in order of hottest to coldest.

Match the equipment to the thing it measures.

If we were using a rain gauge, what would we be measuring?

Starter Quiz