Amazing Polyps Lesson Plan
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Coral Oceans Lesson 3 - Amazing Polyps
Understand that one of the few living structures visible from space is made up of tiny animals and many other fascinating facts
Years: 3, 4, 5, 6
Duration: 60mins
Curriculum Objectives: 4
Subject: Science
Resource Overview
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for over 2,300 kilometres along the eastern coast of Australia, but the creatures that have created this habitat can measure just a few millimetres across. This lesson covers the basic anatomy of the coral polyp, their life cycle and reproductive processes, and finishes with a game that shows how tropical coral polyps get their energy boost to create such amazing structures.
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Curriculum Objectives
- Year 5 (Age 9-10)
- Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird.
- Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.
- Year 6 (Age 10-11)
- Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals.
- Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.
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