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You will need Acrobat
Reader installed to open the activity sheets.
You will also need the latest version of the flash player to be able to play swf files.
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• that some farmers in Africa have cows
Children will demonstrate this by completing the task on page 1 successfully.
• that like humans, plants and other animals reproduce
Children will demonstrate this by completing the task on page 2 successfully.
• that female cows produce calves and milk
Children will demonstrate this by completing the task on page 3 successfully.
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Science:
QCA Unit 2B: Plants and animals in the local environment
• animals reproduce and change as they grow older
Scientific enquiry
• turning ideas into questions that can be investigated
• presenting results
• drawing conclusions
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Introducing the activity
• Display Page 1 through a projector or as an OHT. Discuss the images with the children.
- What is an iphone?
- What is an app?
- What is the difference between male and female cows?
- Which are the most useful to farmers? Why?
- Where is Africa?
Leading the main activity
• Display Page 2 through a data projector or on an OHT. Talk in very simple terms about life cycles.
- Have they always looked like this?
- What changes have happened?
- Will they always be like they are now?
- What do they think they may be like in the future?
Compare to other animals - frogs, butterflies. Perhaps read the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar'.
Talk about the need for parents to look after them but is it the same for all animals?
Where do we get our milk from? Possibly watch a DVD of the milking process or arrange a farm visit.
• Display Page 3 through a data projector or as an OHT. Print off copies for the children as appropriate.
The page shows a number of facts about cows, milk and Africa. The children have to decide which is correct and which is false.
They could draw out the life cycle of the cow to show the different stages.
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BBC News
The original news story
Green Dreams
Quite complex information explaining the principles behind the iCow
BBC Science Clips
Science Clips activities linked to QCA scheme of work. Features a quiz and worksheet.
DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Instructions for making a frog life cycle
The Children's Butterfly Site
Information and activities about butterflies.
AIPL Kid's Corner
Facts about cows and milk
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