Year 2 - Science
Protecting microhabitats (Climate Change & Sustainability)
Living things and where they live
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the differences between living, dead, and non-living things and examines how habitats support the needs of various plants and animals. It involves identifying and naming plants and animals in different habitats, using observations to classify, gather data, and answer questions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to find ways to encourage plants and animals to live safely in microhabitats.
Key Notes
- A microhabitat is a smaller area where a plant or animal lives.
- Some microhabitats are under threat because people are not looking after planet Earth.
- A wildlife-friendly garden can encourage plants and animals to live safely in microhabitats.
Vocabulary To Learn
- microhabitat: A microhabitat is a very small habitat. It might be just under one tree or log, or a single rock pool.
- minibeast: You can call very small creatures, such as insects or spiders, minibeasts.
- threat: A threat is the possibility that something unwanted or dangerous will happen.
- protect: To protect something is to keep it safe from harm.
- wildlife-friendly garden: A wildlife-friendly garden is a garden that attracts wildlife such as butterflies, birds and minibeasts.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that all minibeasts are insects. Children may think that all minibeasts like the same conditions (e.g. damp and dark).
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
A microhabitat is a smaller area where a plant or animal lives. Some microhabitats are under threat because people are not looking after planet Earth.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'microhabitat'
A microhabitat is a very small habitat. It might be just under one tree or log, or a single rock pool. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that all minibeasts are insects. Children may think that all minibeasts like the same conditions (e.g. damp and dark). Correction: Provide examples of different microhabitats with differing conditions, e.g. light, dark, wet etc.
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