PR-6171R Science A STEM Approach - Primary 2

Lesson 5
Earth and the Environment
IN THE SKY AND ON THE LAND
Lesson Plan
Introduction:
1. Revise and consolidate previous learning about how seasons change the view of a certain area
throughout the year. Show the image again of the landscape in different seasons . Point out three features of the landscape—the house, the garden in front of the
house and the hills in the background. Display page 151 showing these three features in separate
columns and some extra images that are similar. Pupils think-pair-share about why the images have
been sorted into these groups. What do they have in common? What heading could you give each
column? How are they sorted?
Development:
2. Show pupils the video about natural, managed and constructed features at . Stop the video at 2.05, as it explains things that can be classified as more than one
category. Pupils should now be able to label the columns on page 151 as constructed, natural and
managed. Write class definitions for a word wall if required.
3. With their knowledge of what each type of feature is, pupils pair up and conduct a school walk,
using a digital camera to capture at least one feature of each type.
4. Pupils print the images and sort them into a column chart, with labels for natural, managed and
constructed. Underneath each picture, pupils predict and write one change that could happen.
Differentiation
• Challenge pupils to write more than one sentence predicting possible changes that could occur
to the photographed feature. Guided group work allows pupils to discuss and agree upon the
changes that they think may occur.
Reflection:
5. Pairs of pupils present their chart to the class and discuss the suggested changes that may occur to
the features. Pupils who have the same photograph can compare their suggested changes. Ensure
all features are sorted correctly and ask pupils if they agree with each group’s chart.
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150 Science:
A STEM APPROACH
1st
CLASS
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