Units+Vertebrates

Unit 5: VERTEBRATES 

1. Characteristics of the vertebrates 2. Groups of vertebrates: - Fish - Amphibians - Reptiles - Birds - Mammals


 * SYLLABUS [[file:programabilingue2.doc]] ||

The Unit Zoological enquire and skills:  The student will: - Ask zoological questions about vertebrates  - Collect/record/present evidences - Appreciate values and attitudes - Communicate appropriately

 This unit is expected to take 6-8 hours


 * __ Prior Learning __**

 In this unit the student will - Learn basic characteristics of animals. - Compare vertebrates and invertebrates. - Recognise the vital functions of vertebrates. - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing


 * __ Language used in the unit __**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Key language **

- <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Expressing purpose - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Expressing cause and results - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Expressing contrast


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words with the activities in this unit related to: **

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Endoskeleton //

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Mammals: //Limbs, Mammary glands, Lungs, Viviparous, Homeothermal//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Birds: //aerodynamic, wings, feathers, rachis, calamus, hollow, keel, horny mandible (beak), oviparous//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Reptiles: //carapace, scales, poikilotherms, ovoviviparous//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Amphibians: //skin moist, covering, metamorphosis, skin to breathe, tadpoles//

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Fish: //fusiform, fins, lateral line system, gills, operculum,//

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Speaking and listening __

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Students could identify the main points of a task, video etc, with the activities...

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Reading __

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Students could identify the main points in each paragraph with the activities.

__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Writing __

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Students could make notes to clarify ideas and think about them, which ones can be used later and make short compositions with the main ideas.

- Videos - Worksheets - Model of Skeletons - Posters on the walls ||
 * __ Important Resources __**
 * - Websites

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Describe the anatomy of Vertebrates o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Identify the different kinds of Vertebrates || o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Explain the vital functions of each Vertebrate group || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Relate other groups of animal with the main Vertebrate groups <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Associate how vertebrates feed with their different types of beak or teeth <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Associate their kinds of life with environment. ||
 * **Expectations** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">At the end of this unit all the children must || o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Know the difference between Invertebrates and Vertebrates.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">At the end of this unit all the children must || o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Know the difference between Invertebrates and Vertebrates.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">At the end of this unit most of the children should || o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Describe the characteristics of each Vertebrate group
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">At the end of this unit some of the children could || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Some students will have progressed further and will:


 * Lesson ||  || Learning goals ||   || Learning outcomes ||   || Main activity ||   || Assessment criteria ||   ||
 * 1 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Introduction: What do you remember about Vertebrates?
 * 1 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Introduction: What do you remember about Vertebrates?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> What is the difference between Invertebrates and Vertebrates?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> What characteristics do vertebrates have? Students should learn: - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">That Vertebrates have an endoskeleton with a backbone - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">– that they are different kinds to develop the three vital functions: respiration, nutrition and reproduction ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge and understanding of places

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The student will:

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Learn basic characteristics of animals. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare vertebrates with invertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise vital functions of vertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing ||  || - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Looking at photos compare and classify the animals: vertebrate or invertebrate. - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare a spider and a lion: legs, body, covering… - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Show the bilateral symmetry of two animals with lines.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Feathers keep birds dry. Test this hypothesis. Place some feathers in water; observe them, and revise your hypothesis.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hypothesis: **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> students have to get <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> cognitive objectives <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> such as Knowledge, <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Comprehension, Application, Analysis, and Synthesis. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> If these objectives <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> have been achieved <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> students should be <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> able to define, explain, <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> use, analyse, relate, differentiate, reorganise, identify, match, summariser.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">WEB TASK. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Find out if the Iberian lynx makes a good pet. ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">When this unit was finished,

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Assessment into the Anexes ||  || Students should learn: - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The main body parts - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How mammals breathe, feed and reproduce ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge and understanding of places
 * 2 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What are mammals like?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The student will:

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare mammals with others vertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise vital functions of mammals. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise anatomical characteristics of mammals o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise anatomical characteristics of different groups of mammals o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing ||  || - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Complete a table about physical characteristics, nutrition, respiration and reproduction of mammals. - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare a human being with another mammal. Make a Venn diagram. ||  ||   ||   || Students should learn: - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The main body parts - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How mammals breathe, feed and reproduce ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge and understanding of places
 * 3 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What are birds like?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The student will:

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Learn basic characteristics of birds. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare birds with others vertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise vital functions of birds. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise anatomical characteristics of different groups of birds o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing ||  || - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a table for birds. What characteristics enable them to fly? - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Associate each beak to how the bird feeds: opens seeds, fishes, tears its prey. ||  ||   ||   || Students should learn: - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The main body parts - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How mammals breathe, feed and reproduce ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge and understanding of places
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">4 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What are reptiles like?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The student will:

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Learn basic characteristics of reptiles. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare reptiles with others vertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise vital functions of reptiles. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise anatomical characteristics of different groups of reptiles o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing ||  || - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a table for reptiles. - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What is a carapace like? How does it protect the tortoise? ||  ||   ||   || Students should learn: - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The main body parts - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How mammals breathe, feed and reproduce ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge and understanding of places
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">5 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What are amphibians like?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The student will:

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Learn basic characteristics of amphibians. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare amphibians with others vertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise vital functions of amphibians. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise anatomical characteristics of different groups of amphibians o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing ||  || - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Did you know that some South American tribes use secretions from poisonous frogs to make poison arts? Collect/record/present evidences ||  ||   ||   || Students should learn: - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The main body parts - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How mammals breathe, feed and reproduce ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge and understanding of places
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">6 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What are fish like?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> The student will:

o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Learn basic characteristics of fish. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Compare fish with others vertebrates. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise vital functions of fish. o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Recognise anatomical characteristics of different groups of fish o <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Make a scientific drawing ||  || - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Study the scale of a fish. Make a scientific drawing of their position and shape. - <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Touch a fish from the caudal fin to the head. What does it feel like? ||  ||   ||   ||


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 * All children must be able to |||||||||| Most of the children will be able to |||| Some of the children could ||
 * Classroom Management || Timing || Grouping |||||||| Pupils |||||||| Teacher || Resources ||
 * Assessment Criteria ||
 * All children must be able to |||||||||| Most of the children will be able to |||| Some of the children could ||
 * Assessment Criteria ||
 * All children must be able to |||||||||| Most of the children will be able to |||| Some of the children could ||
 * Assessment Criteria ||
 * All children must be able to |||||||||| Most of the children will be able to |||| Some of the children could ||