Unit 2: Living things and environments

Birds, snails and local habitats, identification keys and invertebrates, and how people affect the environment.

• 2.1 Amazing birds – Feathers, beaks and wings – birds are built for their lives.
• 2.2 A habitat for snails – Where would you live if you were a snail?
• 2.3 Animals in local habitats – Your school grounds are full of hidden habitats.
• 2.4 Identification keys – Use yes/no questions to name a mystery animal.
• 2.5 Identifying invertebrates – No backbone? No problem!
• 2.6 How we affect the environment – People can harm habitats – and protect them.
• 2.7 Wonderful water – All life needs water – clean water.
• 2.8 Recycling can save the Earth! – Old into new: paper, glass, metal and plastic.