PR-6171R Science A STEM Approach - Primary 2
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Living Things<br />
CREATURE FEATURES IN DIFFERENT PLACES<br />
Lesson 3<br />
Teacher Notes<br />
<strong>Science</strong> Inquiry Focus:<br />
What animals live in the ocean and what body parts do<br />
they have that help them survive?<br />
Skills Development/Working Scientifically:<br />
• Questioning and predicting<br />
• Observing<br />
• Investigating and experimenting<br />
• Analysing<br />
• Recording and communicating<br />
<strong>Science</strong> Learning Outcome:<br />
• Make observations about where ocean animals live and<br />
how their body parts help them survive underwater.<br />
Technology/Engineering/Mathematics Links:<br />
• Using QR code readers and technology to conduct<br />
research.<br />
• Participating in the use of interactive games.<br />
Background Information<br />
• There is a variety of animals that live at the beach,<br />
including water and land animals. This lesson focuses<br />
on ocean animals in order to investigate the external<br />
features particular to these animals.<br />
• Fish have fins and a tail to help them move, gills to<br />
help them breathe, and a mouth (some also have<br />
teeth, like the shark and parrot fish) to help them eat.<br />
• Other underwater animals like the sea turtle have<br />
flippers to help them swim and a beak-like mouth to<br />
help them eat. They are not fish, so they do not have<br />
gills; instead, they use their lungs to hold their breath<br />
underwater for up to seven hours. They come to the<br />
surface to take in air. They are classified as reptiles.<br />
Assessment Focus:<br />
• Use pages 17 and 18 as a formative<br />
assessment of the pupil’s ability to<br />
conduct an investigation, process<br />
information to label a diagram and<br />
communicate it effectively in writing.<br />
• Observe the pupil’s verbal<br />
responses in the Reflection to make<br />
anecdotal notes about their level<br />
of understanding that underwater<br />
animals have special features to help<br />
them survive.<br />
Resources<br />
• Coral reef habitat interactive<br />
game at <br />
• Digital Y-chart or scan page 15<br />
• Fish video <br />
• Interactive fish diagram <br />
• Copy of page 16<br />
• Sufficient copies of pages 17 and<br />
18 for pupils<br />
Viewing sample<br />
Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com 978-1-912760-15-2 1st <strong>Science</strong>: 13<br />
CLASS<br />
A <strong>STEM</strong> AP<strong>PR</strong>OACH
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