This task is about insects and animals that are not insects.
Task administration:
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online with some auto-marking, or administered verbally with equipment.
Equipment:
Nine cut out cards.
This task can be administered verbally. This is best done one-to-one, but can be done with a group of up to four students, each with their own set of cards. Say to the student(s), "Here are some cards of different animals."
a) Give the student(s) eight cards (i.e., all except the fly). Say, "Sort these pictures into two piles, those which are insects and those which are not insects."
b) Sort the cards into insects and others if has not been correctly done by the student(s). Ask, "What is one feature all these insects have in common?"
c) Now show the student(s) the card with the fly on it. Ask, "Would you call this animal an insect?"
Task: sort pictures into specified groups and identify features that are common to each group. Assessment focus: classification of insects/non-insects.
