Condition for Life

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

• what living organisms are and how they are classified;
• the conditions necessary for life in animals and plants;
• the differences between living and non-living things.

Curriculum Alignment: Year 6 Science: Living things and their habitats

• describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals
• give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics