Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson pupils should;

• Explore the life cycles of an amphibian (frog) and bird (blackbird)

 

Resources

• Vocabulary cards

• Powerpoint: 'frogs'

• Videoscribe: 'frog life cycle'

• Film: 'blackbird life cycle'

You provide:

• Pond dipping equipment (if this option is available to you)

 

Vocabulary

frogspawn, tadpole, froglet, frog, amphibian, egg, hatch, fledgling

 

Starter activity 

1. Teaching Point:

Recap life cycle principle from Lesson 1, and that it is common to all living things.

 

Main activities 

1. Class Activity:

Watch Powerpoint: 'frogs', showing variety of frogs, including all juvenile stages.

 

2. Group Activity:

Children devise their own idea of the life cycle sequence of the frog. Share results.

 

3. Class Activity:

Watch Videoscribe: 'frog life cycle'. 

 

If practicable:

4. Class Activity:

Go pond-dipping for frog spawn.

 

5. Class Activity:

Watch film: 'blackbird life cycle'.

 

6. Group Activity:

Compare and draw up lists of the similarities and differences between the three life cycles (insect, amphibian, bird) studied so far.

 

7. Class Discussion:

Share results. What conclusions can the children draw?

 

Plenary activity

Q: What factors might affect the blackbird at different stages of its life cycle?

Assessment

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Downloadable lesson plan and resources