PR-6171R Science A STEM Approach - Primary 2

Lesson 3
Living Things
CREATURE FEATURES IN DIFFERENT PLACES
Lesson Plan
Introduction:
1. View the coral reef habitat at and, as a class, select the animals pupils
think are appropriate. Which animals belong in the ocean? How do you know?
2. What animals have you seen at the beach? (Encourage pupils to use their prior knowledge from
lesson 2.) What body parts do these animals have? Which body parts help them survive in the
ocean? Write class suggestions to the questions in a Y-chart. Use an online chart here and type in the questions, or display an enlarged copy of the template on
page 15.
Development:
3. As a class, watch a video of which body parts a fish uses to eat, move and breathe at .
4. Together, practise labelling an interactive diagram of a fish at . Click
the red arrow until you see a fish.
5. Complete page 16 as a class on the whiteboard.
6. In pairs, conduct an investigation into a shark and sea turtle. Pupils scan the QR code to watch a
video which discusses the body parts of the animal, then label a diagram and write what the part
does. It should look something like this:
mouth, to eat
Differentiation
• Challenge pupils to write more detailed responses. Guided group work with an adult supporting
should allow pupils to discuss and complete the worksheet. (Stopping videos at certain points
for note taking and discussion). Some children can be given word cards with the answers to
label the diagrams and match the descriptions of what each body part is used for.
Reflection:
gills, to breathe
fin, to steer
mouth, to eat
flippers, to swim
tail, to steer
shell, to protect
Viewing sample
7. Look back at the responses on the Y-chart and discuss. Did you correctly predict the body parts that
help your animal breathe, move or eat? What was different to your predictions? What body parts did
you find out are special to ocean animals? Does where they live have anything to do with their body
parts? Pupils should be able to identify fins, flippers and gills.
14 Science:
A STEM APPROACH
1st
CLASS
978-1-912760-15-2 Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com