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Researching information about pandas' habitat and diet

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Key learning points

  1. Information can be gathered from a range of different sources.
  2. Credibility of each source must be determined.
  3. Origin of a source must be cited.
  4. Full sentences are not required when writing in note form.
  5. Notes can be organised by theme using bullet points.

Keywords

  • Source - someone or something that supplies information

  • Credible - something is credible if it can be believed or trusted

  • Origin - where something starts or comes from

  • Theme - a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with

  • Bullet points - punctuation marks that lay key information out in a non-fiction text

Common misconception

Pupils may lose sight of the overall structure of the planned report.

Constantly refer back to the idea of paragraphs focusing on a given theme (diet, habitat) after a general introduction.


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6 Questions

Q1.
When we look at sources online for research, what are good signs that the source is credible?
The website is very colourful and engaging.
Correct answer: The website is for an organisation that is well-known and respected.
Correct answer: The information on the website matches other things you've read.
The website is known for its funny content.
Q2.
You are looking for facts about pandas online. Which of these sources would you trust to give you credible information?
A video about funny animals with a few hundred views.
Correct answer: The website of a leading panda conservation charity.
Correct answer: The website of a well-known news organisation.
Correct answer: A video about pandas by a famous scientist.
Q3.
Put the parts of a non-chronological report about pandas in the correct order.
1 - An introduction giving general information about pandas.
2 - Sections that give specific information about themes such as appearance & diet.
3 - A conclusion that gives general information about the future of pandas.
Q4.
Tick the fact about pandas that is most likely to be placed in the introduction of a non-chronological report.
Pandas eat up to 38 kg of bamboo each day.
Pandas weigh around 110 kg.
Correct answer: Pandas are well-loved all around the world.
Pandas only rarely eat things other than bamboo.
Q5.
Which of the following are adaptations that help pandas survive?
Correct answer: Pandas have wide, smooth molars for crushing bamboo.
Correct answer: Pandas have black and white colouring.
Pandas are very popular animals.
Pandas live in bamboo forests.
Q6.
Which version below is most appropriate for research notes?
Every panda has unique eye markings, allowing them to identify each other.
Correct answer: eye markings = unique > identify
Pandas have cute black eye markings, which really set them apart.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentences use an apostrophe for singular possession correctly?
Correct answer: The panda's markings are instantly recognisable.
A pandas' markings are instantly recognisable.
A giant pandas' habitat is a bamboo forest.
Correct answer: A giant panda's habitat is a bamboo forest.
Q2.
Which sentence uses an apostrophe for plural possession correctly?
Panda's eye markings help them identify each other.
Correct answer: Pandas' eye markings help them identify each other.
Panda's thick legs help it to forage for bamboo.
Q3.
Which sentences use apostrophes for possession correctly?
Correct answer: The panda's strong legs help it climb.
Panda's strong legs help it climb.
Pandas' strong legs help it climb.
Correct answer: Pandas' strong legs help them climb.
Q4.
Which of these sentences might belong in a paragraph based on the theme 'Pandas' diet'?
In the wild, pandas live only in China.
There are 650 pandas living in captivity.
Correct answer: Pandas rely heavily on bamboo for their nutrition.
Pandas are very popular animals around the world.
Q5.
Which version below is an appropriate bullet point note about pandas' diet?
Pandas eat almost exclusively bamboo, as well as a few small animals.
Correct answer: omnivores - 98% bamboo; few small animals
Pandas occasionally eat small animals and therefore they are omnivores.
Q6.
Which of the following facts give evidence that pandas are well-adapted to their bamboo diet?
Correct answer: Pandas have 'thumbs' that let them grip bamboo.
Pandas struggle to digest bamboo properly.
Pandas don't get much energy from bamboo.
Correct answer: Pandas have wide molars that help them crush bamboo.