STEM: KS1 Were Dinosaurs warm or cold blooded?

KS1 Complete Lesson
STEM
Science: Working Scientifically

This is a great lesson as part of a STEM project, a Science topic or as a stand alone lesson. Designed to show the difference between warm blooded and cold blooded animals, this lesson allows children to predict, conduct and review and experiment independently. This lesson is engaging based around Dinosaurs and requires a thermometer or data logger and two (different size) bottles filled with warm water.

Key Stage 1 National Curriculum Criteria and statutory Requirements.

• By asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways
• observing closely, using simple equipment
• performing simple tests
• identifying and classifying
• using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
• gathering and recording data to help in answering questions.
• ‘Working scientifically’ is described separately in the programme of study, but must always
  be taught through and clearly related to the teaching of substantive science content in the
  programme of study.

Year 1

• **identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles,
• birds and mammals
• describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish,
• amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets)
• describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials**

Year 2

• explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things
• that have never been alive
• find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for
• survival (water, food and air)