Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6)

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CLASSIFYING MINIBEASTS​

 

Tramping through the woodland and flower meadow, overturning stones, pushing over logs, – children love hunting minibeasts, looking for animal homes and discovering who eats whom. The KS2 the workshop will also include use of keys and classification, plus discussion of life cycles and food chains where appropriate.

 

Curriculum Links

 

• Living things and their habitats - Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways.

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• Living things and their habitats - Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment.

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• Living things and their habitats - Recognise that environments can change, and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

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• Living things and their habitats - Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organism, plants and animals.