Starter quiz
- Which of these means something that happened before another event?
- an earlier event ✓
- a later event
- a more recent event
- a more current event
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- Starting with the oldest, put these family members in order.
- 1⇔grandparents
- 2⇔parents
- 3⇔children
- If two things have something in common, what does this mean?
- There are lots more of them elsewhere.
- They are the same in some way. ✓
- They are completely different to each other.
- They are used by many people.
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- All animals reproduce. Reproduction is when animals …
- hunt other animals for food.
- move to another habitat.
- make offspring. ✓
- make a shelter for themselves.
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- Match the family member to their relation to you.
- sibling⇔a brother or sister ✓
- parent⇔a mother or father ✓
- uncle/aunt⇔a brother or sister of your parent ✓
- cousin⇔the child of an uncle or aunt ✓
- grandparent⇔a parent of one of your parents ✓
- A physical characteristic is one that relates to …
- the body. ✓
- the mind.
- intelligence.
- skills.
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Exit quiz
- What is the name for a diagram that shows all the people in a family over many generations?
- family chart
- family tree ✓
- generational chart
- generational tree
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- Which generation goes at the top of a family tree?
- the youngest generation
- the newest generation
- the earliest generation ✓
- the final generation
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- Which of these people would be at the top of Aisha’s family tree?
Aisha
her parents
her grandparents ✓
- We can use our skills of __________ to identify similarities and differences between family members.
- identification
- organisation
- generation
- observation ✓
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- What is the name for a person who was born in the past and is directly related to you?
- ancestor ✓
- offspring
- generation
- infant
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- Which of these statements about family trees is correct?
- They are the same shape for every family.
- They have the youngest generation at the top.
- They show how family members are related to each other. ✓
- They include the family pets.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A family tree is a diagram that shows the relationships between all the people in a family over many generations.
- The top level of a family tree is the earliest generation, followed by their children and so on.
- Similarities and differences can be identified using observation skills.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all members on a family tree are related by blood.
Use the examples in the slide deck to illustrate how some members of family trees are related by blood and some have joined the family through partnership.
Keywords
Generation - A generation in a family is all of the people born and living around the same time.
Similarity - A similarity is something that two or more objects have in common.
Appearance - The way someone or something looks is called its appearance.
Physical - Something physical relates to the body.
Ancestor - Your ancestor lived in the past and is directly related to you.
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