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Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report
Pupil outcome: I can gain knowledge about hedgehogs to use in a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - Hedgehogs have thousands of spikes on their backs which are called spines. - Hedgehogs protect themselves by curling up into...
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Animal adaptations
Pupil outcome: I can describe some adaptations in a range of animals. Key learning points: - Animals have special features, or adaptations, that help them to survive in their habitats. - Adaptations are passed from one generation of a...
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Predators and prey in a food chain
Pupil outcome: I can identify and name predators and prey in food chains. Key learning points: - An animal that eats mostly meat or the flesh of other animals is a carnivore. - A predator is an animal that hunts, kills and eats other...
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Comparing different food chains
Pupil outcome: I can create my own food chains and use scientific language to compare them with others. Key learning points: - A food chain includes a producer and consumers, including predators and prey. - Food chains can be compared by...
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Adaptations of predators and prey
Pupil outcome: I can describe how predators and prey are adapted to help them survive. Key learning points: - Prey have adaptations to help them avoid being hunted, and predators are adapted to help them capture prey. - Some common...
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Predator-prey relationships
Pupil outcome: I can describe and explain the relationship between predator and prey populations. Key learning points: - Predators are hunters and prey are hunted. - Different factors can affect the population sizes of predators and prey...
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Symbiotic Relationships - Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Predation, Competition
Symbiosis is a close and evolved interaction between species, which can be obligate (necessary for survival) or facultative (optional). It includes various types: mutualism (both benefit), commensalism (one benefits, the other is...
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The Red Kangaroo and Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby
Unique adaptations of the Red Kangaroo and Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby make them excellently suited to thrive in the rugged desert peaks of Adnyamathanha Country in South Australia. Learn how these interesting animals navigate their...
Great Big Story
Unveiling the mantis shrimp, nature's vivid viewer
Dive into the colorful world of the mantis shrimp, a creature with unmatched visual prowess and striking abilities, making it a formidable hunter.
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Prey
An animal that is hunted and killed for food by a predator. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Predator
A predator species is one that kills and eats other organisms for food. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Great White Sharks
Discover the adaptations of the great white shark that make it one of nature's best hunters... Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The great white shark is the largest predatory fish in the ocean. The great white shark has...
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Komodo Dragon
Meet the komodo dragon – a powerful lizard with a formidable appetite. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Komodo dragons live on just a handful of Indonesian islands. The komodo dragon is the largest species of lizard in the...
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Factpack: Super Predators
What is an apex predator and which one is being described? Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the start of...
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Adaptation - Survival Traits
Examples of physical and behavioural adaptations which allow plants and animals to survive in some of the most challenging habitats on Earth. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Animals and plants survive in diverse...
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The Sardine Run
Witness the action at positive and negative altitudes as predators from above and below hunt millions of sardines off the coast of Africa. Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
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Biotic Factors in Ecosystems
What happens if you change the living factors of an ecosystem? Discover the effect of removing predators or introducing a new species into a habitat. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The smallest change can tip the balance of the...
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Predators and Prey
The adaptations of predators and prey are vital for their survival, and help to drive the evolution of species. Biology - Adaptation And Evolution - Learning Points. Predators are animals that kill other animals for food - their prey....
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Sea Stars
An introduction to sea stars, including one that’s a metre wide! Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Sea stars are a type of echinoderm. All adult echinoderms have radial symmetry, which means their body parts are arranged around...
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Predator X
Meet Predator X, one of the most dangerous animals that ever lived! Our universe - Story of life - Dinosaurs Learning Points Millions and millions of years ago, incredible animals lived on Earth – dinosaurs on land, pterosaurs in the...
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Chemical Reactions: Bioluminescence
Did you know that bioluminescence is produced by a chemical reaction? Material processes - Changing materials - Chemical reactions A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.
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Butterfly's breakfast
Explanation of a food web. Life processes - Living things in their environments - Food webs Learning Points Herbivores eat only plants. Carnivores eat only animals. Food chains can be combined to create a food web. A Twig Curriculum...
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Food Chain - Ecosystem Energy
Find out how energy flows up a food chain. Life processes - Living things in their environments - Food chains Learning Points All consumers ultimately rely on producers for energy. A food chain consists of organisms that rely on each for...
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The Arctic tundra environment
Find out how Arctic foxes survive in the cold tundra environment. Life processes - Living things in their environments - Role of the environment Learning Points The environment is the conditions of the area in which an organism lives....