Grade 6 Science — Term 2, Week 5
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T2 G6
Day 1: Reproduction in Living Things
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 5 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Explain why and how living things reproduce. |
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| Materials | Reproduction diagrams |
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| Key vocabulary | reproduce, sexual, asexual, offspring, continue |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do living things continue their kind?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: compare how plants, animals, and microbes reproduce; distinguish sexual and asexual simply; tap-to-reveal. |
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| Plenary (close) | Why do living things reproduce? |
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| Assessment | Explains reproduction. |
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| Teacher notes | Keep age-appropriate. |
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Day 2: Reproduction in Plants
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 5 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Explain flowering-plant reproduction from flower to seed. |
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| Materials | Flowers, diagrams, fruits |
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| Key vocabulary | flower, pollination, fertilisation, seed, fruit |
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| Engage (starter) | "How does a flower become a fruit with seeds?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: dissect a flower; trace pollination, fertilisation, and seed formation; tap-to-reveal plant reproduction. |
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| Plenary (close) | What happens after pollination? |
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| Assessment | Explains plant reproduction. |
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| Teacher notes | Use large local flowers. |
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Day 3: The Human Reproductive System
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 5 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe human reproduction and growth age-appropriately. |
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| Materials | Age-appropriate diagrams |
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| Key vocabulary | reproduction, growth, puberty, life stage |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do humans grow and change through life?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: discuss human growth stages and reproduction respectfully and factually; tap-to-reveal life stages. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a stage of human growth. |
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| Assessment | Describes human reproduction. |
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| Teacher notes | Strictly age-appropriate and factual. |
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Day 4: Growth and Development
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 5 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe how living things grow and develop. |
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| Materials | Growth-stage pictures |
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| Key vocabulary | grow, develop, stage, mature, change |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do living things change as they grow up?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: order growth stages for plants, animals, and humans; discuss changes over a lifetime; tap-to-reveal growth. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name a stage of growth. |
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| Assessment | Describes growth. |
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| Teacher notes | Handle human growth sensitively. |
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Day 5: Review: Reproduction
Grade 6 Science · Term 2, Week 5 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate reproduction in plants and animals. |
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| Materials | Diagrams, review stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, reproduce, growth |
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| Engage (starter) | "Life continues challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: order reproductive processes and growth stages at review stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Why do living things reproduce? |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Reinforce reproduction continues life. |
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