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Stranded!

Science Year 2
This unit is part of Year 2 Science Healthy Animals

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Objectives

Create a desert island in the classroom! Imagine being stranded on the island. What would make you happy? What would your needs be? Send letters in bottles across the material sea, asking for essential provisions!

Science Objectives
i) Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air).

ii) Describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.

Working Scientifically

  1. Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways.
  2. Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.

Extended Writing Opportunities
Letters: Write a letter to go in a bottle, asking for essential provisions for surviving on a desert island.

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Consider the differences and similarities between what they want and what they need to survive.
  • Discuss and draw up a list of essential items for basic survival.
  • Discuss together questions to assess learning, such as: what do humans need to survive? Why do you need food? Why do you need water? What do animals need to survive? Is there a difference?

Activities

  1. Understand what they need to survive and what else they might need to be comfortable and happy.
  2. Understand that what animals need for survival might be similar or different to humans, depending on the animal.
  3. Discuss why they need certain things for survival, including food and water.

Investigation - problem solving
Discuss and draw up a list of essential items for basic survival.

Vocabulary
Basic needs, water, food, air, breathing, survival

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