PR-0552UK Primary Science - Book 2

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Nocturnal animals Plants and animals ~ Activity 7 Objective • group and sort living things into sets according to certain characteristics Working scientifically • Questioning • Observing • Predicting • Analysing (sorting and classifying) • Recording and communicating Background information Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. Many of these animals have special eyes that ‘collect’ the light to help them see and move around in the dark. The pupils become larger to let more light in. Bats are able to fly around at night by using a sonar-like system. They send out signals that hit something solid and then come back. Bats are able to tell how far away an object is and what it is by doing this. (This is called echolocation.) Before the lesson Materials needed • Mirror, ping-pong ball, charts, magazines, pictures or photographs of nocturnal animals; for example, fox, bat, koala, owl, possum, snail, wolf. Preparation • Arrange to use another area in the school if the classroom cannot be made dark enough for the stimulus activity. The lesson Stimulus • Turn off the lights and close the blinds in the classroom. Give the pupils enough time for their eyes to become accustomed to the dark. Ask them if they can still see outlines of objects. How much can they see? What to do • In pairs, ask the pupils to look at each other’s eyes. Explain that the black part of the eye is called the ‘pupil’. One at a time, ask a pupil to close his/her eyes and count to five. Open the eyes. His/Her partner watches the pupil contract (get smaller). (Pupils who do not have a partner can use a mirror to watch their own pupils contract.) Explain that our eyes adjust to the dark by our pupils opening wider to let more light in. The eyes of many nocturnal animals also have this special characteristic. • Not all animals use their eyes to get around in the dark. Bats have a special system to help them find out how far away objects are. Ask the pupils if they know what bats use to help them travel in the dark. Get a ping-pong ball. Stand close to the wall and bounce it against the wall. Watch the ball come back. Continue to do this taking a step back each time. Explain that this is similar to a bat sending high-pitched sound signals to judge how far away an object is. • Look at the animals pictured on the copymaster. Discuss what the pupils know about each animal and its special features. Predict if the animal is nocturnal. • Complete Questions 2 and 3 of the copymaster. After the lesson Answers 1. bat, koala, owl, possum, snail 2. Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are active at night. 3. Bats use high-pitched sound (sonar) signals. These signals bounce off the objects in front of them. Viewing Sample Additional activities • Discuss and list animals that are not nocturnal (diurnal). • Research one nocturnal animal. Draw pictures of the animal and add important facts. Display ideas • Find posters and photos of different kinds of animals. Divide a wall into animals that are active during the day and animals that are active at night. 26 <strong>PR</strong>IMARY SCIENCE ~ Prim-Ed Publishing ~ www.prim-ed.com
Plants and animals ~ Activity 7 Nocturnal animals Colour the animals that are nocturnal. What is a nocturnal animal? Viewing Sample Bats have a special way of getting around in the dark. Explain how they travel at night. www.prim-ed.com ~ <strong>PR</strong>IMARY SCIENCE ~ Prim-Ed Publishing 27
Page 1 and 2: OUTCOME LINKED PRIMARY Book 2 Mysel
Page 3 and 4: Teacher information................
Page 5 and 6: Teacher information The pupil pages
Page 7 and 8: Differentiating activities Meeting
Page 9 and 10: Essential science resources Below i
Page 11 and 12: Assessment proforma Name Class Term
Page 13 and 14: Assessment proforma - Designing and
Page 15 and 16: About me We are all different Chang
Page 17 and 18: Myself ~ Activity 1 About me (a) Dr
Page 19 and 20: Myself ~ Activity 2 We are all diff
Page 21 and 22: Myself - Activity 3 Changes As we g
Page 23 and 24: Myself ~ Activity 4 A need or a wan
Page 25 and 26: What are insects? Parts of an insec
Page 27 and 28: Plants and animals ~ Activity 1 Wha
Page 29 and 30: Plants and animals ~ Activity 2 Par
Page 31 and 32: Plants and animals ~ Activity 3 Des
Page 33 and 34: Plants and animals ~ Activity 4 Dra
Page 35 and 36: Plants and animals ~ Activity 5 Obs
Page 37: Plants and animals ~ Activity 6 Dif
Page 41 and 42: Plants and animals ~ Activity 8 Foo
Page 43 and 44: Plants and animals ~ Activity 9 Wha
Page 45 and 46: Plants and animals - Activity 10 Li
Page 47 and 48: Plants and animals - Activity 11 Li
Page 49 and 50: Making shadows Measuring shadows Sh
Page 51 and 52: Light ~ Activity 1 Draw a picture t
Page 53 and 54: Light ~ Activity 2 Measuring shadow
Page 55 and 56: Light ~ Activity 3 Shadow clock Fol
Page 57 and 58: Light ~ Activity 4 The torch experi
Page 59 and 60: Light ~ Activity 5 Sun facts Read t
Page 61 and 62: Sound Making sounds banging blowing
Page 63 and 64: Sound ~ Activity 1 Sound Sound Circ
Page 65 and 66: Sound ~ Activity 2 Use different ma
Page 67 and 68: Heat Measuring temperature applianc
Page 69 and 70: Heat ~ Activity 1 Describe how you
Page 71 and 72: Heat ~ Activity 2 Measuring tempera
Page 73 and 74: Magnetic attraction Magnetic proble
Page 75 and 76: Magnetism and electricity ~ Activit
Page 83 and 84: Push or pull? Down the ramp! Float
Page 85 and 86: Forces ~ Activity 1 Push or pull? A
Page 87 and 88: Forces ~ Activity 2 Down the ramp!
Page 89 and 90:
Forces - Activity 3 Float or sink?
Page 91 and 92:
Materials in the classroom Sorting
Page 93 and 94:
Properties and characteristics of m
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Changing by heating Maintaining tem
Page 103 and 104:
Materials and change ~ Activity 1 C
Page 105 and 106:
Materials and change ~ Activity 2 M
Page 107 and 108:
Materials and change ~ Activity 3 M
Page 109 and 110:
Materials and change ~ Activity 4 W
Page 111 and 112:
Natural or built? Minibeast hunt Lo
Page 113 and 114:
Caring for my locality ~ Activity 1
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129:
show all

PR-0552UK Primary Science - Book 2

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?