Classifying animals 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about what group animals belong to. Question During the summer months, some children found that many different small animals visited their garden. a) Which of the animals below are insects? 1 and 3 only 1, 2, and 3 1, 3, and 6 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 All of them Question b) Jared saw this animal. Which group does it belong to? Mammals Amphibians Fish Reptiles Question c) This animal was seen on the edge of the pond. Which group does it belong to? Mammals Amphibians Fish Reptiles Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online with auto-marking. Level: 3 Curriculum info: Science, Knowledge, Living World Keywords: evolution, classification, insects, reptiles, amphibians Description of task: Task: select which group pictures of animals belong to. Assessment focus: classification of small animals. Making Better Sense: Generic/Mixture Answers/responses: Y6 (07/1997) a) B - 1, 2, and 3 difficult b) D - Reptiles very easy c) B - Amphibians moderate Diagnostic and formative information: Common error c) Option D (Reptiles) Is a wētā a spider or insect? Is it a fish? Is it a fish? II Meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs Insect or spider? What makes a reptile a reptile?
