Habitats and Micro-Habitats
National Curriculum Links:
KS2 Science
Lower Key Stage 2 programme of study
Working Scientifically
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Gathering, recording, classifying and presenting data in a variety of ways to help in answering
questions.
Year 3 programme of study
Plants
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Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk,
leaves and flowers.
Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and
room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.
Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed
formation and seed dispersal.
Year 4 programme of study
Living Things and their Habitats
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Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living
things.
Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in
their local and wider environment.
(Non-statutory) Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to raise and answer
questions that help them to identify and study plants and animals in their habitat.
Animals, including humans
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Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
KS2 Geography
Geographical skills and fieldwork
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Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the
local area using a range of methods.