Classifying animals II 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about classifying animals as mammals, birds or insects. Question 1Change answer a) These animals belong to three major groups; mammals, birds, and insects. Write the name of each animal in its correct group. a) These animals belong to three major groups; mammals, birds, and insects. Write the name of each animal in its correct group. Mammals Birds Insects Question 1Change answer b) On a visit to the zoo, Jenny saw a bat. In which group should this animal be placed? birdsinsectsmammalsbirdsinsectsmammals c) In another part of the zoo there was a small cage with some wetas in it. i) In which group should the weta be placed? birdsinsectsmammalsbirdsinsectsmammals ii) Why does the weta belong to this group? Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online with some auto-marking. Level: 3 Curriculum info: Science, Knowledge, Living World Keywords: evolution, classification, mammals, birds, insects, bats Description of task: Task: group pictures of animals under headings. Assessment focus: classification of mammals, birds, and insects. Making Better Sense: Generic/Mixture Answers/responses: Y6 (07/1997) a) Mammals: house mouse deer spider monkey Birds: robin takahe tern Insects: moth beetle earwig 3 correct – very easy 2 correct – very easy 1 correct – very easy b) Mammals easy c) i) ii) Insects Three parts to body/six legs very easy difficult Sienna's spider Insects and mammals Name its group Classifying animals Is a wētā a spider or insect? Similarities and differences Sorting animals Bats are mammals Powders and crystals Garden animals Things about insects Birds' egg detective Comparing animals What is the animal? Investigating properties Sea mammals and fish What animal group? Animal groups What do they have in common? Is it a fish? Is it a mammal, bird, or reptile? Is it a fish? II Footprints Meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs Insect or spider? Investigating plastic What makes a reptile a reptile? Classifying leaves Classifying fruit
