This editable differentiated lesson pack focuses on lifecycles in birds.
Children will look a the stages in the life cycles of the bird and note how the parent takes care of the egg and the offspring. They will compare the bird life cycle with other animals.
Children will find out about the reintroduction of the red kite in the UK and see both the positive and negative impact humans can have on life cycles.

The file includes the following resources:
- editable teaching presentation
- editable research investigation sheets
- editable red kite fact file
- editable Stop and jot worksheet
- editable Stop and jot answer sheet
- editable lesson plan
- editable practical activity ideas
- editable focus assessment worksheet

National Curriculum objectives
Science: Year 5
Pupils should be taught to:

 describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird

Working scientifically:

Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations
Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables

Updated to the Grammarsaurus Curriculum 2.0...