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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Activate yeast to make bread, observing and hearing an explanation that the action of yeast is what creates the bubbles of air. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Act out the roles of different bacteria within a human digestive system, to appreciate how important bacteria are. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web |
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Learn that a mushroom is like an apple on a tree - it is the fruit of the living organism, the majority of which is under the ground as mycellium. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that there are many different types of bacteria and many of them help people (and other animals), and others can make them ill. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Learn that some bacteria are harmful, whilst others are helpful, thus it is necessary to wash your hands after touching animals, going to the toilet and before eating etc. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The Microscopic World |
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Role play a 'living beings' court in which some bacteria are being accused of being bad. Children act as the lawyer, prosecution, jury, judge. The children defend the positive contribution that bacteria make to the world and show that most bacteria are good. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web |
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Learn that (mycorrhizal) fungi are the wood wide web - they help distribute nutrients (taking nutrients to where they are needed) and enable trees to communicate with others (that are far away). |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
The animal kingdom: Patterns, functions, relationships |
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Do the web of life activity to see how animals are connected to everything else in the web of life; and how each part of the web can affect the whole habitat. |
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms |
Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web |
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Learn that different fungi have different ways of living e.g. 'mycorrhizal' fungi feed plants and get their food from plants; parasites eat living plants; recyclers eat dead matter. |
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Soil and stone |
Experiencing different landscapes (beaches, hills, forests, fields). |
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Observe different soils in the region e.g. in a farm, wetland, and forest. |
