Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:
- words relating to managing plant production, eg herbivore, pesticide, weedkillers, nutrient, fertiliser, toxin
- words with similar but distinct meanings, eg insecticide, pesticide, fungicide, herbicide
- words with different meanings in scientific and everyday contexts, eg competition, balance, compete, yield
- words relating to scientific enquiry, eg bias, reliable evidence
Through the activities pupils could:
- recognise the standpoint of the author of a text and how it affects the meaning
- evaluate how effectively information is presented in whole texts, web pages, databases, etc
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