Science

Making Sense of the Living World

Level 4

Achievement Objectives

Specific Learning Outcomes

AO1.Students can investigate and classify closely related living things on the basis of easily observable features

Students will be able to explain that all organisms have a scientific name made up of a genus and a species.

Students will explain how the scientific name for the tui describes its genus and species

AO2. Students can investigate and describe special features of animals or plants which help survival into the next generation

Students will be able to explain the behavioural characteristics of the tui when gathering food.

Students will be able to describe how tui maximise reproductive success

Students will be able to describe how tui adapt to having a predator in their midst

AO3. Students can investigate and describe patterns in the variability of a visible physical feature found within a species

Students will be able to identify how aspects of a tui's physical features and behaviour help ensure the survival of their forest ecosystem eg pollen can stick to their bodies and facilitate pollination as they move through the forest

AO4. Students can use simple food chains to explain the feeding relationships of familiar animals and plants and investigate effects of human intervention on these relationships

Students will be able to explain the relationship of the tui, the scale insect, and honeydew in a forest ecosystem

Students will be able to describe the effect of introduced predators (eg wasps) on the ecosystem