Hi everyone, it's Ms. Panchal here.

I hope that you are well and you've had a great day so far.

Thank you for joining me on today's lesson.

I'm so excited to go on this learning journey with you.

So in our science lesson today, we're going to be learning all about microhabitats, but also thinking about how we can protect them.

We've got lots of wonderful learning to do today.

So let's get started.

So the outcome for our lesson today is I can find ways to encourage plants and animals to live safely in microhabitats.

So we're going to talk through some key words now and it's really important that we practise saying these key words.

So I'm going to say the word and I would like you to repeat it back to me.

My turn, microhabitat, your turn.

Super job, my turn, minibeasts, your turn.

Super job, my turn, threat, your turn.

Super, my turn, protect, your turn.

Well done everyone.

My turn, wildlife-friendly garden, your turn.

Wow everybody.

I'm so impressed with all of your saying of the key words.

You worked really hard to say them.

I know some of them were a bit long and quite tricky, but you had a great go, so well done everybody.

So in our lesson today, we are going to be thinking about the threats to microhabitats and then we're going to learn a little bit about what a wildlife-friendly garden is.

So let's get started with the first part of our lesson.

So some habitats are very small.

Do you know the name for a smaller habitat? Can you tell me? Well done everyone.

So these are called microhabitats.

Can you say that for me please? Well done everyone.

Can you think of any other microhabitats? We've got dead leaves and a rock pool here as an example.

Can you think of any other examples? Well done everyone.

Let's do a check of our learning.

True or false? A microhabitat is a large habitat where plants and animals live in.

Is that true or false, what do you think? Excellent work everyone, the answer is false.

I think this because A, a microhabitat does not have any plants or animals living in it or B, a microhabitat is a small habitat.

Do we think the answer is A or B? Have a little think.

Super job, the answer is B.

A microhabitat is a small habitat.

Well done everyone.

Now which animals and plants do you think might live in this microhabitat? So it's a fallen tree here.

So what animals and plants do you think might live in this microhabitat? Pause the video here.

If you need to come up a little bit closer to the screen so you can see it better.

And maybe you can talk to your talk partner about which animals and plants might live here.

Have a think.

Excellent work everybody well done.

A fallen tree is a great microhabitat for moss and ivy as well as woodlice, beetles and other minibeasts, and that was one of our key words for today's lesson.

Did you get those answers too? Well done everybody.

Some microhabitats are under threat.

What do you think this means? If something is under threat, what do we think that means? Can you put your hand up and tell me? Well done by having a good go.

A threat is the possibility that something unwanted or dangerous will happen.

Now what types of things do you think might be a threat to microhabitats? Have a think with your talk partner.

Excellent work everybody, well done.

Now what can you see that could be a threat to microhabitats? Have a look really carefully and closely at this picture on the screen.

What can you see that could be a threat, so what could be dangerous to microhabitats? So fire is something that can be very dangerous for microhabitats and is a threat.

We've also got flooding when there's lots of water, so lots of rain, and actually when the ground is also very dry.

So microhabitats can be threatened when the weather is very hot, cold, wet or dry.

So habitats can be threatened by quite a lot of different things.

Well done everybody.

Some of the things that humans do can be harmful to our planet and sometimes people do not look after our planet or protect our world.

We've got a traffic jam and we've got a bird looking for food.

Now can you think of any things that humans do that could harm plants and animals? Have a think with your talk partner.

Well done everybody.

So there's quite a few different things that humans are doing at the moment that's are harming plants and animals.

For example, humans are using lots of cars.

So that's releasing lots of harmful gases into our atmosphere, which is harming our planet.

And unfortunately lots of humans are littering, which is also causing damage and harming the plants and animals in our world.

Now what can you see here that could be a threat to where plants and animals live? We can see here that lots of damage is happening to the forest.

So what could be the threat here to where plants and animals live? Who can tell me? Well done everyone.

So habitats and microhabitats are threatened by people cutting down trees and then using the land for something different such as farming or building new roads or houses.

Now does anyone know what the key word for is when we talk about cutting down trees? It's quite a tricky word.

It's quite a long word, but could anybody tell me what it is? Excellent, well done, it's deforestation.

Can you have a go at saying that for me? My turn, deforestation, your turn.

Super job, everybody well done.

So because of that, lots of animals and plants, their habitats are being ruined and damaged.

Now what can you see here that could be a threat to where plants and animals live? Look really closely.

Well done everyone.

We can see here on the screen that we've got litter on the beach.

Now habitats and microhabitats are threatened by people leaving food packaging behind.

This can stop some plants from growing and litter could also cause damage to animals.

So when people visit the beach, it's really important that you put your rubbish in the bin and if there's not a bin, you can take it home with you and then put it in the bin.

Leaving it on the beach is very harmful.

It can also damage animals, but also it can harm and stop plants from growing.

But also it's very dangerous for our planet.

Let's do a check of our learning.

Which of these are threats to microhabitats? A, cutting down trees, B, flooding or C litter? Have a little think.

Excellent work, everyone.

The answer is A, B, and C.

So all of these different things are threats to microhabitats.

So we've spoken about cutting trees, which is deforestation.

We've got flooding, which means that there's too much water there, and we've also got litter.

So all of these different things are threats to microhabitats.

So we are going to move on to the first task of today's lesson.

So here are some threats to microhabitats.

What do you think would happen to plants and animals in each of these microhabitats? So I'm going to read the questions to you and then I would like you to either talk to your partner or maybe you can do a little bit of writing about what you think would happen to the plants and animals in each of these microhabitats.

So the first question says, "How would litter threaten the plants and animals that live in a rock pool?" The next question says, "How would no rain for a long time threaten the plants and animals that live in the long grass?" And think about what grass needs in order for it to grow long.

The third question says, "How would a woodland flood threaten the plants and animals that live in a log pile habitat?" So have a think about these three questions and think about what would happen to plants and animals in each of these microhabitats.

Have a go and we'll talk through some example answers really soon.

Super work everyone, well done.

So here are some example answers.

So Alex says in this example for "How would litter threaten the plants and animals that live in a rock pool?" Alex has said "Animals that live in a rock pool can get caught or trapped in litter that is left on the beach or washed up with the sea." So what would happen is these animals would get caught in with all this litter and unfortunately it might mean that they get hurt.

Did you write something similar to Alex or did you write something a little bit different? The next question said, "How would no rain for a long time threaten the plants and animals that live in the long grass?" Jacob says, "If there isn't enough rain, then the long grass won't get water so it won't grow.

There will be nowhere for small animals to live and no food for animals that eat grass." Did you have the same answer as Jacob or did you have a little bit of a different one? Well done for having a good go.

And the next question was, "How would a woodland flood threaten the plants and animals that live in a log pile habitat?" And Aisha says, "If there is too much rain and the woodland floods, then the animals that live in a log pile might float away or they might drown." So having too much water and too much rain means that those animals will not be able to survive.

Did you write something similar to Aisha or did you write something a little bit different? Well done everyone for giving this task a good go.

You've worked really hard.

So we've learned a little bit about the threats to microhabitats and we're now going to think about wildlife-friendly gardens.

So let's get started with the second part of our lesson today.

So some microhabitats are under threat.

What can we do to protect them from the threats that they face? So pause the video here and have a think with your talk partner.

What can we do to protect those microhabitats from those threats that they face? Have a little think with your talk partner.

Super job, everyone, well done.

Sofia here says "We can try to use fewer products and recycle more of our rubbish.

I always put my rubbish in a bin or if a bin is full, I take it home with me to recycle." So it's really important that we do not throw rubbish on the floor because this can damage the animals that live in the area, but also it can damage and stop plants from growing there too.

So if you have some rubbish and there's not a bin around, keep it with you and you can put it in the bin when you get home later.

Cars can produce gases that are not healthy for us.

This can cause changes to our planet and make it hotter or rainier.

Sam here says, "If we aren't travelling far, we might be able to walk instead of going in a car." Or for example, if you and your neighbour are going to the same school instead of both of your adults driving, maybe you can car share and share the car journey because that's one less car on the road.

So there's lots of small changes you can make day-to-day to help make and support and protect our planet.

We can encourage plants and animals to live safely in microhabitats by creating wildlife-friendly gardens.

We can see here some beautiful colourful flowers in the garden.

But I would like you to think, what do you think wildlife-friendly means? Think about the word wildlife and think about the word friendly.

If we put those two words together, what do we think that word means? Maybe you can write down your ideas on a whiteboard.

Have a think with your talk partner.

Excellent work everyone, well done.

So a wildlife friendly garden is a garden that attracts wildlife such as butterflies, birds, and minibeasts.

So we've got a butterfly on a thistle, a bluetit in a tree, and a stag beetle on a log.

How do you think wildlife-friendly gardens do this? Now there are many things that humans can do to create a wildlife-friendly garden.

For example, a garden pond or even creating a bird box.

You can create microhabitats to encourage wildlife, including minibeasts into your garden.

Now do you observe any ways in which this garden is wildlife-friendly? So pause the video here, if you need to come up a little bit closer to the screen.

Can you spot different ways how this garden here is wildlife-friendly? Have a think, maybe point to some of them with your talk partner and we'll go through the answers really soon, have a go.

Super work everybody, well done.

So we're going to talk through now some of the ways in which this garden is wildlife-friendly.

So we've got a tree here and we know that lots of different animals live on a tree.

We've got a bug hotel, a pond, a stone pile habitat.

We've got a wild area, a compost heap, a bee hotel, and a dead wood habitat, and also we have a mini meadow.

So we know that this garden is definitely a wildlife-friendly garden because it's got lots of different places for different plants, but also for lots of different animals to live.

Well done everybody for having a go at this task.

Did you observe any other wildlife-friendly areas? So did you see anything else in that garden? Well done for completing this task everybody.

So let's do a check of our learning.

True or false, a wildlife-friendly garden is a garden that attracts wildlife.

Do we think that's true or do we think that's false? Have a think super work everybody, well done, the answer is true.

And now we need to think about why.

I think this because A, a wildlife-friendly garden has microhabitats to encourage a variety of minibeasts, or B, a wildlife-friendly garden is a very big garden.

Which one do we think is correct, A or B? Super job everybody, the answer is A.

A wildlife friendly garden has microhabitats to encourage a variety of minibeasts.

Super work everyone, well done.

So let's move on to the next task.

So I would like you to design or create your own microhabitat for a wildlife-friendly garden.

This could be a log pile, a minibeast home, or leaving a patch of land to grow wild.

So you can either create your microhabitat or you can design it, so you can draw some pictures.

So maybe you can team up with your partner and you can design one together.

If you need to, look back a couple of slides to the example we looked at, the wildlife-friendly garden 'cause there was lots of different places for animals to live and for plants to grow.

I can't wait to see your designs.

Off you go and have a really fun time.

Super work everyone, well done.

I know you had to think about lots of different things when designing your garden, but you all did such a great job.

So maybe you came up with a wild patch of garden or maybe you decided to draw your microhabitat design.

Or you may have decided to actually create a minibeast habitat with lots of wood and logs.

Now well done for having a great go at this task.

I know it was quite tricky as there was lots of things to think about, but I'm so impressed with your learning.

So we've now come to the end of our lesson today on protecting microhabitats.

Now let's do a summary of our learning.

A microhabitat is a smaller area where plants or animals live.

Some microhabitats are under threat because some people are not looking after our planet.

And humans can make positive changes to protect microhabitats such as creating wildlife friendly gardens.

So we've learned about what a microhabitat is, but we've also learned about things that we can do as humans to protect our planet and to encourage lots of new plants to grow, but also help those animals to live in their habitats.

Now a big well done to you all.

You've all worked really, really hard in today's lesson and I was so impressed with your microhabitat designs.

Have a great rest of the day and I'm sure I will see you very soon in the next science lesson, bye-bye.