Lizard's tail

Lizard's tail

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Overview
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses

This task is about explaining a feature of a lizard.

Question 1Change answer

This Australian lizard has grown a new tail; it looks like its head!
How does the shape of the new tail help the animal to survive?
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Science, Investigating in science, Living World
Keywords: 
ecology, adaptation, reptiles, lizards
Description of task: 
Task: Students use an image of an Australian lizard to explain what purpose is served by the lizard's tail looking like its head. Assessment focus: features for survival.
Curriculum Links: 
Science capabilities
The capabilities focus is brought about by the conversations you have and the questions you ask.
 
Capability: Gather and interpret data
This resource provides opportunities to discuss the clues that the pictures provide to help us make inferences.
 
 
Science capabilities: 
Gather and interpret data
Answers/responses: 
 

Y11 (03/1998)

a)

The animal's shape makes it unclear which part is the head. A predator may strike at the tail by mistake.

easy