Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:
- scientific words relating to the structure of organisms,
eg intestine, villus
- more specialised words relating to nutrition,
eg carbohydrate, protein, enzyme
- words and phrases with similar but distinct meanings,
eg take in and absorb, feeding and digestion
- words that extend their vocabulary,
eg absorption
Through the activities pupils could:
- show relationships between ideas by using links which show purpose,
eg in order to, so that, and reservations,
eg although, unless, if
- select relevant information and link to other information, from a range of sources
- distinguish facts from hypotheses/theories/opinions and consider how far information is complete and helpful
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