Year 1

What lives in the ocean?

In today's lesson we will be learning about all the wonderful animals which live in our oceans. We will be discussing different types of habitats that they live in. There are hundreds and thousands of different animals, from mammals who need oxygen to breathe, to animals like fish who have gills to help them breathe underwater. There are even animals called molluscs, some can create their own light in the depths of the ocean where it's dark. Let's get started!

Year 1

What lives in the ocean?

In today's lesson we will be learning about all the wonderful animals which live in our oceans. We will be discussing different types of habitats that they live in. There are hundreds and thousands of different animals, from mammals who need oxygen to breathe, to animals like fish who have gills to help them breathe underwater. There are even animals called molluscs, some can create their own light in the depths of the ocean where it's dark. Let's get started!

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Key learning points

  1. What a habitat is- pupils will learn about 4 habitats (coral reef, oyster reef, kelp forest, open ocean)
  2. What a mammal is, examples of marine mammals
  3. What a mollusc is, examples of molluscs
  4. What a crustacean is, example of crustaceans
  5. What fish are, what gills are, examples of fish

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4 Questions

Q1.
1) Read the statement and choose the word that is missing. An ocean is a huge body of _________ water.
cold
hot
Correct answer: salt
sugary
Q2.
2) What is a habitat?
Correct answer: where animals and plants live
where animals eat
where animals sleep
Q3.
3) What does the ocean provide us with that will help us get better when we are ill?
food
Correct answer: medicine
oxygen
Q4.
4) What two things does the ocean provide us with that help keep us alive?
Correct answer: food
habitats
Correct answer: oxygen
transportation

6 Questions

Q1.
1) What is a habitat?
A habitat is a place to sleep.
Correct answer: A habitat is where animals and plants live.
A habitat is where animals eat.
Q2.
2) Tick all the ocean habitats.
Burrow
Correct answer: Coral reef
Hive
Correct answer: Open ocean
Correct answer: Oyster reef
Trees
Q3.
3) A whale is a type of...
Crustacean - a cold blooded animal with hard skeleton
Fish - an animal with gills to breathe underwater
Correct answer: Mammal - warm blooded animal with lungs
Molluscs - a cold blooded animal with gills and some live in a shell
Q4.
4) An octopus is a type of...
Crustacean - a cold blooded animal with hard skeleton
Fish - an animal with gills to breathe underwater
Mammal - warm blooded animal with lungs
Correct answer: Molluscs - a cold blooded animal with gills and some live in a shell
Q5.
5) A lobster is a type of...
Correct answer: Crustacean - a cold blooded animal with hard skeleton
Fish - an animal with gills to breathe underwater
Mammal - warm blooded animal with lungs
Molluscs - a cold blooded animal with gills and some live in a shell
Q6.
6) A swordfish is a type of..
Crustacean - a cold blooded animal with hard skeleton
Correct answer: Fish - an animal with gills to breathe underwater
Mammal - warm blooded animal with lungs
Molluscs - a cold blooded animal with gills and some live in a shell