Year 2 Animals Including Humans – Basic Needs Lesson 6: How Animals Use Their Senses to Survive (Peregrine Falcon) Lesson Pack
This Year 2 Animals Including Humans – Basic Needs lesson pack teaches pupils how animals use their senses to survive, focusing on the peregrine falcon. As part of the Animals Including Humans – Basic Needs unit, this lesson explores how sight, hearing and touch help animals meet their basic needs of food, water and survival.
In this Year 2 science lesson on animal senses, pupils investigate how a peregrine falcon hunts, locates prey and feeds its chicks. Through practical outdoor games and structured discussion, they learn how strong eyesight and sensory adaptations increase an animal’s chance of survival.
What’s included in this lesson pack?
- Step-by-step lesson plan with clear teaching guidance
- Interactive Year 2 science PowerPoint slides for whole-class input
- Differentiated Peregrine Falcon Survival worksheet
- Animal Senses game instructions for practical outdoor learning
- Assessment questions and key vocabulary support
What pupils will learn
- How animals use their senses to survive
- Why strong eyesight is essential for a peregrine falcon
- How senses such as sight, hearing and touch help animals hunt and avoid danger
- How to explain the link between senses and basic needs in Year 2 science
Working scientifically in KS1
Pupils ask and answer questions about how senses support survival, observe closely during practical activities and use evidence to explain their thinking. They complete differentiated written tasks to describe how a peregrine falcon uses its senses to survive.
Ideal for Year 2 science
This differentiated Year 2 science lesson pack combines outdoor learning, structured discussion and written explanation to deepen understanding of survival and adaptation within the Animals Including Humans topic.
