Predator Hunting Strategies
Understand that predators have evolved hunting strategies — wolves hunt in packs, chameleons use their long tongues, spiders build webs, crocodiles ambush at water's edge — and prey animals have evolved defences — porcupine spines, skunk spray, poison dart frog toxins, zebra stripes confusing predators, playing dead
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Set out your lesson
Link hunting or defence features to an advantage without implying deliberate evolution.
Ask the learner to explain one prerequisite idea before starting. If uncertain, revisit it; graph order is not learner readiness.
Check readiness rather than assuming source graph order establishes attainment.
Use selected animal strategy cards only; no live prey demonstrations.
Use the supplied stage cards on screen or scrap paper; adult key stays separate.
Materials are ready in each step. Use them on screen or print just the current step. Put teaching examples aside before the learner tries.
What this lesson covers and its limits
These are bounded opportunities, not learner attainment. Partial and blocked source requirements remain so.
- partial: Understand that predators have evolved hunting strategies — wolves hunt in packs, chameleons use their long tongues, spiders build webs, crocodiles ambush at water's edge — and prey animals have evolved defences — porcupine spines, skunk spray, poison dart frog toxins, zebra stripes confusing predators, playing dead
Bounded objective: Link hunting or defence features to an advantage without implying deliberate evolution. Selected strategy cards only. Zebra-stripe and frog-toxin explanations not verified here and not used as assessment facts.
- partial: Describes at least 3 predator hunting strategies with examples
Web/ambush/pack examples supplied with no guarantee.
- partial: Describes at least 3 prey defence mechanisms with examples
Spines/spray/stillness concealment examples supplied; limited taxonomy subset.
- partial: Understands the concept of an 'arms race' between predators and prey
Co-changing selective advantages modelled, not conscious planning or observed history.
- partial: If {{name}} watches a nature programme showing a lion hunting, can they describe at least two different ways predators catch food and two ways prey animals defend themselves?
Try offers supported-model-reasoning for the bounded objective; it does not establish every part of the source assessment. Selected strategy cards only. Zebra-stripe and frog-toxin explanations not verified here and not used as assessment facts.
Selected strategy cards only. Zebra-stripe and frog-toxin explanations not verified here and not used as assessment facts.
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Learning resources
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Check understanding
- Describes at least 3 predator hunting strategies with examples
- Describes at least 3 prey defence mechanisms with examples
- Understands the concept of an 'arms race' between predators and prey
“If your child watches a nature programme showing a lion hunting, can they describe at least two different ways predators catch food and two ways prey animals defend themselves?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Animals of the World
- Age range
- Ages 7–9