DAILY LESSON PLANS: Year 6
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Subject: Science: Interdependence & Adaptation
Date:
RESOURCES
STARTER
MAIN ACTIVITY
PLENARY
* pot plants (same) x 4
* Transparent plastic
bag
* Cellotape
* Box
* Labels x 4
* books x 25
* txt books x 25
* Expt wksht x 25
* Table x 25
Discuss what a plant requires to
grow well- water/sunlight/air
L.O: WALA the needs of a plant.
(WA investigating in which conditions do
plants grow best)
If the plant that
was kept in the
dark were to now
be put in the light,
could it recover?
* Books x 25
* Txt books x 25
* ruler x 25
* Prittsticks x 25
* Large pic of plant
* Large pic of leaf
* Wksht with pic of plant
and leaf
Recap on expt’s results. Explain to ch.
The need for air(CO2) & water & energy
from sunlight is to make food (sugar) for
the plant and 02 (waste product).
* Books x 25
* Txt books x 25
* ruler x 25
* Prittsticks x 25
* Plain paper x 25
* Pencils x 25
* Sandy soil & Clay soil
x 25
* Magnifying glass x 25
* Books x 25
* Txt books x 25
* Pencils x 25
* ruler x 25
* Pics of
animals/plants/habitats/
foods
ICT SUITE
Recap on how plants make food.
Qu. 2 x plants- one grows in an
open field, other grows under a tree.
Which one will grow better? Why?
Because the one under the tree will be
shaded away from the sun/competition for
water/nutrients/space
Have ch. Complete Expt sht firstdiscussing how to ensure for a fair
test.
How does water/food/sunlight/CO2 get
to the plant? (roots& veins/veins/green
chlorophyll/ pores)
Other job of root? Anchor
What is in the water? (minerals)
How does the plant take the food around
the plant? (Veins)
Qu. What is a Habitat? –describes the
Plant 1: No sunlight
Plant 2: No water
Plant 3: No air
Plant 4: Normal
(yes, if it didn’t stay
longer in the dark
beyond recovery point)
Discuss results and complete Table &
Expt sht
L.O: WALA how plants make food(photosynthesis)
Discuss ch.s
results/observatns
Group activitiesmixed abilities
supporting one
another
Discuss ch.s
results/observatns
Group activitiesmixed abilities
supporting one
another
Discuss ch.s
results/observatns
Group activitiesmixed abilities
supporting one
another
Ch. To annotate pic of plant and leaf on
wksht.
(During P.E., Ch. To visit park to see
habitat & bring leaves/soil back to
identify & sketch)
L.O: WALA the suitability of soils for
different habitats
place in which an organism lives.
Ch. To use lenses and to sketch soils
Discuss that there are different
types of soil- some sandy, some
clay (soil with crushed leaveshumus)
Recap on what ch. Recall about
plants taught so far.
Qu. What is a Habitat? –describes the
Which soil would make a good habitat for a plant
with long roots for anchoring? Earth worm?
place in which an organism lives.
Qu. What is a niche? a place an
organism occupies in an ecosystem
Ch. To complete Table of animals and
the adaptations and habitats using
internet research.
Animals/plants are adapted to where
they live in their habitat- these
adaptations can take lots of different
forms-colour/shape of body or
leaf/height
DIFFERENTIA
TION
Group activitiesmixed abilities
supporting one
another
NXT LESSON TO BE IN ICT SUITE
L.O: WALA the organisms adapting to
different habitats
(www.planetarkive.org)
Ask ch. To identify
ways in which the
animals depend on
plants eg for food,
shelter, shade and
ways in which the
plants need animals eg
provide fertiliser for the
soil, help to disperse
seeds
EVALUATION
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* Books x 25
* Txt books x 25
* Pencils x 25
* Pics of animals/plants
Recap on habitats- Ch. To discuss
meaning of producer/consumer &
herbivore/ carnivore & predator/prey
L.O: WALA food chains
* A4 paper x 25
* Pencils x 25
* ruler x 25
* Coloured pencils per
table
* Test paper on topic
Ch. To devise a spider diag. Of
topic.
Ch. To sit in exam conditions to complete
test paper on topic.
Ch. To use names of animals used in last
lessons Table, to work out the food
chains and to write them down in their
books using appropriate labels and
arrows.
Discuss ch.s
results/observatns
Group activitiesmixed abilities
supporting one
another
N/A
Group activitiesmixed abilities
supporting one
another