At the end of this unit
in terms of scientific enquiry
most pupils will: make a series of measurements of environmental variables appropriate to the task; identify a question to investigate about the activity of an invertebrate, suggesting a suitable approach and sample size; use their results to relate animal and plant activity to environmental changes
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: make measurements of environmental variables appropriate to the task and make suggestions about investigating the activity of an invertebrate
some pupils will have progressed further and will: describe, in terms of approach and sample size, how strongly any patterns or associations identified are supported by the evidence
in terms of life processes and living things
most pupils will: identify differences between different habitats and relate these to the organisms found in them; describe ways in which organisms are adapted to daily or seasonal changes in their environment and to their mode of feeding; describe food chains within an environment and combine these into food webs
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: identify differences between different habitats and describe how familiar organisms are suited to the habitat in which they are found; describe some simple food chains
some pupils will have progressed further and will: explain why a variety of habitats is needed in a community; describe how different organisms contribute to the community in which they are found and relate food chains to energy transfer
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