Students explain the terms endangered and extinct. Students give two examples of animals that are endangered and give reasons for why these animal numbers have declined.
A diagram of the bottom row of teeth has been provided. Students draw a line from each tooth name (canine, molar, and incisor) to an example of that tooth type in the diagram. Students then fill in a table where they explain what each tooth type does.
For this task students match animals to a description that has characteristics of that animal group. Then students use keywords to identify the larger animal group a number of different animals belong to.
Students indicate the links between different examples of vertebrate animals and their classification features by shading the correct links on the diagram provided.
Students are asked to identify the larger group that each of the following animals belongs to: turtle; swan; lizard; deer; frog; and rabbit. An example has been given to model this task.
Task: Draw a line to match animals to their footprints, and explain why it may be useful to identify animals by their footprints. Assessment focus: using features to name animals.
Students are given some information about what to do when whales are stranded on our beaches. They answer three questions using this information to help them.