February · Habitats and living things
New Zealand Curriculum · ScienceYear 6 Science — February Lesson Plan
| Week | 1 Day/Week | 2 Day/Week | 3 Day/Week | 4 Day/Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1st week (Science) | What Is a Habitat? 1. What a habitat is (where an organism lives) | What Is a Habitat? 1. What a habitat is (where an organism lives) 2. Different types of habitats (e.g. forest, desert, ocean, wetland) | What Is a Habitat? 1. What a habitat is (where an organism lives) 2. Different types of habitats (e.g. forest, desert, ocean, wetland) 3. Practice: identifying the habitat of a chosen New Zealand animal or plant | What Is a Habitat? 1. What a habitat is (where an organism lives) 2. Different types of habitats (e.g. forest, desert, ocean, wetland) 3. Practice: identifying the habitat of a chosen New Zealand animal or plant Physical Conditions of a Habitat 1. Physical (abiotic) conditions that make up a habitat (temperature, water availability, light, soil type) |
| February 2nd week (Science) | What Is a Habitat? 1. Different types of habitats (e.g. forest, desert, ocean, wetland) | What Is a Habitat? 1. Practice: identifying the habitat of a chosen New Zealand animal or plant Physical Conditions of a Habitat 1. Physical (abiotic) conditions that make up a habitat (temperature, water availability, light, soil type) | Physical Conditions of a Habitat 1. Physical (abiotic) conditions that make up a habitat (temperature, water availability, light, soil type) 2. How these conditions vary between different habitats 3. Practice: comparing the physical conditions of 2 different habitats | Physical Conditions of a Habitat 1. How these conditions vary between different habitats 2. Practice: comparing the physical conditions of 2 different habitats How Physical Conditions Affect Growth 1. How temperature affects the growth of living things 2. How water availability affects growth |
| February 3rd week (Science) | What Is a Habitat? 1. Practice: identifying the habitat of a chosen New Zealand animal or plant | Physical Conditions of a Habitat 1. How these conditions vary between different habitats 2. Practice: comparing the physical conditions of 2 different habitats | How Physical Conditions Affect Growth 1. How temperature affects the growth of living things 2. How water availability affects growth 3. Practice: predicting how a change in temperature or water would affect a plant's growth | How Physical Conditions Affect Growth 1. Practice: predicting how a change in temperature or water would affect a plant's growth How Physical Conditions Affect Survival 1. How physical conditions affect an animal's ability to survive (e.g. shelter, food availability linked to conditions) 2. Adaptations that help living things survive in their specific habitat's conditions 3. Practice: explaining how an adaptation helps a chosen organism survive its habitat's conditions |
| February 4th week (Science) | Physical Conditions of a Habitat 1. Physical (abiotic) conditions that make up a habitat (temperature, water availability, light, soil type) | How Physical Conditions Affect Growth 1. How temperature affects the growth of living things 2. How water availability affects growth | How Physical Conditions Affect Survival 1. How physical conditions affect an animal's ability to survive (e.g. shelter, food availability linked to conditions) 2. Adaptations that help living things survive in their specific habitat's conditions 3. Practice: explaining how an adaptation helps a chosen organism survive its habitat's conditions | Changing Physical Conditions — Natural Causes 1. Natural events that change a habitat's physical conditions (e.g. drought, flood, bushfire, seasonal change) 2. How living things respond to these natural changes 3. Practice: a real New Zealand example of living things responding to a natural change in conditions Changing Physical Conditions — Human Causes 1. Human activities that change a habitat's physical conditions (e.g. land clearing, pollution, climate change) |