National curriculum content

• Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
• Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals

Lesson objectives

• To identify parts of the plant and understand the process of pollination.
• To understand the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.
• To understand the life cycle of a butterfly.
• To understand the life cycle of a frog.
• To understand why animals are classed as endangered.

What we want children to know

• The life cycle of a butterfly
• The life cycle of a frog
• The life cycle of a plant
• The different between asexual and sexual reproduction in plants
• The reason why animals are endangered

What skills we want children to develop

• Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.
• Take measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate.
• Use test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests.
• 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.

Vocabulary

Asexual reproduction, Bulb, External fertilisation, fertilisation, Gestation, Internal fertilisation, Larva, Metamorphosis, Pollination, Sexual reproduction, Sperm