Pond Habitats

Pond Habitats
In the grounds, visit one of our ponds to carefully collect some of the animals living there. Use keys to identify and classify real live animals from the pond habitat. Construct and interpret food chains in that habitat. Threats to the habitat and the potential impact on the animal species found will be considered in relation to the climate and ecological emergency.

Learning objectives 

• To use classification keys to group, identify and name animals.
• To explore the reasons why an animal is in a particular group.
• To construct and understand food chains from a habitat.
• Consider threats to the forest and the potential impact on the animal species found.

National science curriculum links 
Y3 
Animals, including humans

• Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. 
• Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection, and movement. 

Y4 Science
Living things and their habitats

• Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways.
• Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment.
• Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.

Animals, including humans

• Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators, and prey.