Notes

Key concepts:
* similarities and differences between plants and animals
* categorising of groups of animals on the basis of physical characteristics, body structure and function
* the general functions of the main parts of animals
* the ways various animals digest, respire, excrete, move about, reproduce, circulate body fluids, and respond to their environments
* the way living things are made up of one or more cells
* the nature of food chains, food webs, ecosystems, and the relationship between them
* the relationships between producers, consumers and decomposers
* the general types of relationships animals establish with one another (symbotic, co-operative, competitive, leadership)
* the role of micro-organisms in food chains and ecosystems
* the interdependence of living organisms
* the relationships between habitats and the animals that live within them
* the effects of humans and other animals on ecosystems
* the ways animals respond to environmental changes in their habitats
* the way some species have become extinct or endangered
* the way humans can care for animals and their environments
* the impact of science and technology
Includes: Teachers’ Resource (with activity cards and blackline masters), Big Book and Small Books (x 4).