You Will Need
Provided Resources
- Unusual mammalian life cycles
- List of possible animals and plants to explore
Additional Resources
- Art materials
Weblinks
None needed for this lesson.
Life cycles from around the world
Science Year 5
This unit is part of
Year 5 Science The Art of Living
Objectives
Time to do some travelling! You will need to find some interesting and quirky animals and plants from around the world and explore their life cycles online. Make sure you find plenty of images so that you can create an informative but artistic representation of their life cycles in the form of scientific illustrations.
Science Objectives
i) Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird.
ii) Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.
Working Scientifically
- Record data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels.
- Report and present findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.
- Identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.
Other Curriculum Areas
Art and Design
- Improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture, with a range of materials.
Extended Writing Opportunities
Chronological report: write up the life cycle of an insect, amphibian, mammal, bird or plant for a class information book.
Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Research the life cycles of a contrasting bird, insect, amphibian and plant.
- Record life cycles in the form of annotated scientific illustrations.
Activities
- Research the life cycles of an insect, amphibian, mammal, bird and plant that contrasts with those already studied.
- Create a series of annotated scientific illustrations that reflect the life cycles of the animals and plants they have researched.
- Use all skills developed so far for sketching and developing colour and texture using watercolour pencils.
Investigation - analysing secondary sources/pattern seeking
Compare the lifecycles of mammals, amphibians, insects and birds (pattern seeking).
Research reproduction in plants and animals.
Vocabulary
Life cycle, mammal, bird, amphibian, insect, reproduction