Northumberland NGfL: Ideas for Using a Branching Database

Using a Branching Database

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KS2 Science: AT2 'Life Processes and Living Things'

Variation and Classification
4 Pupils should be taught:

to use and make keys
how locally occurring animals and plants can be assigned to groups
that the variety of plants and animals makes it important to identify them and assign them to groups

Ideas for Databases
The following websites are useful for finding images and information to use in a database:

Minibeasts/Pondlife
	10 minute Mini-Beast Safari Part of the Chatburn Wildlife site http://chatburnwildlife.org.uk/photos/mini10.htm
	Walking with Woodlice Part of the National History Museum's site. Try the online woodlouse identification key! http://www.naturalhistorymuseum.org.uk/woodlice/identification.html
	Woodland Explorer Part of the Kent's Nature Grid site http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/woodland/leaf.html
	Pond Explorer Identification key for pond animals. http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/key.html
Garden Birds
	Really Wild Zone BBC website. Factfiles, photographs and songs of common British garden birds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildfacts/garden_birds/garden_birds.shtml Birds of Britain Illustrated guide to over 100 British birds. http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/index.htm
British Mammals
	Wild Facts: UK Mammals BBC website with factfiles, photographs, sounds and video clips of UK mammals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildfacts/uk_mammals/uk_mammals.shtml
Plants on the school field
	Chatburn Wildlife A selection of photographs to get you started. http://www.chatburnwildlife.org.uk/photos/keypics.htm