KS2 Fur, Feathers and Scales – Classify!

In Fur, Feathers and Scales, Classify! students will consider why and how scientists classify living things. Exploring the different vertebrate animals in more depth, pupils will compare and contrast a range of unfamiliar objects from the natural world and use a range of criterion to classify the vertebrates represented correctly. They will also consider the issues scientists sometimes have when researching and classifying animals.

Age:

KS2 (7-11 years)

Duration:

45 minutes

Capacity:

35 students

Location:

Classroom and butterfly house

Intended learning outcomes:

Students will be able to;

List the different groupings of mammals, birds and reptiles and explain the differences between them
Correctly group animals into mammals, birds and reptiles
Give an explanation of why animals are classified into groups
Acknowledge their lives have an impact on environments both positively and negatively

National Curriculum links:

KS2 Science	Working Scientifically	Identify and classify Record findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts and tables; Report on findings from enquiries, including oral explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions; Talk about criteria of grouping, sorting and classifying and use simple keys.
KS2 Science	Living things and their habitats	Use classification systems and keys to identify animals and plants; Research unfamiliar animals and plants and decide where they belong in the classification systems; Work of scientists; Impact of humans (both positively and negatively) on environments
KS2 English	Spoken Language, Reading	Word reading, comprehension
KS2 English	Writing	Transcription, vocabulary

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