Science - Animals and their Habitats
- Watching Snails! - Some tips and ideas for using and observing snails in the classroom.
- Dino Planner
- A set of plans which can be used to support lessons about dinosaurs. Contributed by Amy Watt. - Create Your Own Animal - Assess children's understanding of your work on habitats with this open-ended activity.
- Ladybirds
-
A complete set of teaching ideas and resources about ladybirds. Contributed
by Science Matters. - Life
Cycle of a Butterfly Book -
A printable booklet, containing the front, middle and back pages
for a class book about the life cycle of a butterfly. Contributed
by Lynn Medland.
- How
Bees make Honey -
A useful set of diagrams showing how bees make honey. Contributed
by Iman Bendjedidi.
- Habitats -
A set of plans (in PDF), contributed by Carl Wood, related
to QCA Unit 4B.
- Investigating
Habitats -
Use this worksheet (PDF) when children are investigating
habitats. Contributed by Julie Hopkins.
- Habitats
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Write about and label the animals in a food chain. Use
the word bank and be sure to include words like predator and prey. Contributed
by PurpleMash. - Virtual Pond
Dip -
A fabulous booklet which is based on the Pond
Explorer website. A great way of investigating habitats and food
chains, for introducing keys.
- Virtual
Pond Dip Teacher's notes are
also available, all of which were contributed by Sue Martin.
- Animal
Adaptations -
A worksheet (PDF) which encourages children to think about
how animals might be adapted to suit their surroundings.
- Animal Adaptations - Use these wonderful ideas to help children to think about how animals are adapted to their habitats.
- Adapting
to our Habitat -
A PDF worksheet, asking children to think about where
particular animals live, and how they are adapted to their environment.
- Food Chains
1
- Food Chains
2 -
Two PDF worksheets, which children can use when learning
about food chains. Contributed by Julie Hopkins.
- Food
Chains Senteo Quiz
-
Interactive 'Food Chains' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook
and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick
and based upon BBC
Bitesize. - Plants
and Animals Senteo Quiz -
Interactive 'Plants and Animals' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook
and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based
upon BBC
Bitesize.
- Variation
Senteo Quiz -
Interactive 'Variation' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook and Senteo
software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick and based upon BBC
Bitesize.
 'Zoo Animals' Banner |
 'At the Zoo' Banner |
 Zoo Animals Word Mat |
 Animal Alphabet |
- Micro-organisms
Senteo Quiz -
Interactive 'Micro-organisms' quiz, requiring Smart Notebook
and Senteo software. Contributed by Steve Kirkpatrick
and based upon BBC
Bitesize.
- Science Comics - Prokaryotes - Use this comic to share ideas about the growth of bacteria. Contributed by Michael Cantrell.
