Lesson plan
Secondary Science: Lesson Plan
Day: Friday
Class: Year 6
Period: 4 (and 5)
No of Pupils: 30
Date:
Ability Level: Mixed
Duration of lesson:
50-55 mins
 Title of Unit of Work: Animal behaviour – are woodlice geniuses?!
Objectives/Learning Outcomes: By the end of this lesson pupils should be able to:
 To know animals develop different behaviours to survive
 To know how to use a choice chamber
 To draw a bar chart
Pupils action (what
Lesson Structure:
Engage
pupils do):Pupils to be
 Picture of a two woodlice in a choice chamber projected onto
questioned about how
screen
animals survive
 Explain to pupils that they will learning – why animals develop
certain behaviours
Pupils to understand
Introduction:
the term behaviour
 Animal behaviour – what is it and why is it done
 Link to woodlice
Pupils to perform an
experiment with live Development:
woodlice
 Pupils to follow woodlice in projected choice chamber – can they
spot a behavioural pattern?
Pupils to report on
 Directions on how to use a choice chamber
the results
NC
ref:
Timing
0:05
0:10
0:15
0:20
Application:
 Using a choice chamber – pupils given a woodlouse to observe
patterns of behaviour
 Record on worksheet two how the woodlouse moves
0:25
Reporting
 Pupils record results on a bar chart
0:45
Challenge/Conclusions
 Q: What do they notice about their results?
0:50
Common Requirements: (ICT, Numeracy, Literacy, Curriculum Cymreig, Problem-Solving)
Problem solving, Experimental work, Literacy, Numeracy, communication/group work
Resources:
Key Skills
Choice chambers –Cardiff Uni
All – To know that animals develop behaviour patterns for
Video link to screen and uni choice chamber
survival
Woodlice
Most – Know how to use a choice chamber. Know how to
Resource sheets
record results
Some – Be able to evaluate own results
Assessment Procedures
Risk Assessment:
Questioning pupils,
Care with woodlice
(worksheets could be marked formal
assessment required)
Graph drawing
Conclusion/evaluation