You will need: Y4 Science Strand Animals, including humans

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/ Junk materials, newspaper, diluted PVA glue for papier mâché, tubing, paints, masking tape, card, etc. for model of digestive system. Access to internet
/ Concept Map
Digestive System Labels
The Journey of Food
Facts about digestion
Digestion diagram
B / Information books about human digestion. Junk materials, newspaper, diluted PVA glue for papier mâché, tubing, paints, masking tape, card, etc. for model of digestive system. Access to internet. Optional books about the digestive system:
I Know Where my Food Goes by Jacqui Maynard, Walker Books, ISBN: 9780744572339
Good Enough to Eat by Lizzy Rockwell, HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780064451741
The Gooey, Chewy, Rumble, Plop Book by Steve Alton & Nick Sharratt, Random House, ISBN: 9780370329147 / Digestive System websites
C / Information books about animals including info about their diets. Access to internet

/ Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore chart
Fact file frame for researching animal diets
Hamilton Zoo – food order frame
Zoo websites
D / An apple. Models of teeth or sets of plaster teeth (dentists are often happy to give casts of teeth). Small pieces of card, red and white plasticine, small mirrors. Access to internet





/ Images of different types of teeth
Data collection sheet for ‘How many permanent teeth in class?’
E / I Know Why I Brush my Teeth by Kate Rowan, Walker Books ISBN: 9780744572322
Cola, milk, water, orange juice, blackcurrant juice, vinegar. 6 hard-boiled eggs, 6 screw top jars. Materials to make posters. Access to internet



/ Teeth facts and diagram
Scaffold for egg enquiry (differentiated)
Ideas for a Healthy Teeth poster
F / Enquiry set up in the last session. Posters begun in last session. Concept maps from Session A. Labels from a range of soft drinks and other food stuffs / Results of egg investigation table (differentiated)
G / Information books about different habitats. Access to internet
/ Photosynthesis equation
Discussion Drawing & notes
Food chain and corresponding energy chain
Examples of food chains
Food chains to complete
H / A large space. Index cards, string/wool, hole punch, marker pens. Access to internet



/ Discussion Drawing & notes
Food web activity

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Y4 Sc – Animals, including humans