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Cells
What are
animals and
plants made of?
R E A D & T H I N K
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Read and find out:
a)
How big are cells?
b)
What do they do?
All living things are made up of
cells
. The biggest is the size of the full stop at
the end of this sentence. The smallest are so small you can only see them with a
microscope
. Different cells have different
functions
. For example, these red blood
cells carry oxygen around the body. Most living things are made up of many types
of different cells but some, such us
bacteria
, have just one cell.
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Listen and repeat.
Now listen to the sentences and say the word.
kingdoms fungi mushrooms mould yeast cell microscope bacteria
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Complete the table in your notebook.
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In your notebook, answer the questions.
a)
Which kingdom do snails, octopuses and leopards all belong to?
b)
If there is a bear nearby, is it better to be a piece of fruit or a rabbit? Why?
c)
What happens if you don’t eat food by its sell-by date?
d)
Plants are called ‘producers’. Why do you think this is?
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Draw a picture which includes at least one living thing from the Plant, Animal and
Fungi Kingdoms. How would you include cells in your picture?
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Check your learning.
A C T I V I T I E S
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Kingdom
Nutrition
Can interact with the environment
by moving around
They eat other living things.
Plant
They can’t move around.
