What animal group? 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students This task is about identifying animal groups. Question 1Change answer Turtle Swan Lizard Deer Frog Rabbit Name the larger animal group that each animal above belongs to, e.g., a dog belongs to the larger animal group – mammals. Turtle Swan Lizard Deer Frog Rabbit Name the larger animal group that each animal above belongs to, e.g., a dog belongs to the larger animal group – mammals. a) Turtle: b) Swan: c) Lizard: d) Deer: e) Frog: f) Rabbit: Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online. Level: 3 Curriculum info: Science, Knowledge, Living World Keywords: evolution, classification, vertebrates Description of task: 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. Making Better Sense: Generic/Mixture Answers/responses: Y6 (07/2001) a) Reptiles moderate b) Birds moderate c) Reptiles moderate d) Mammals easy e) Amphibians difficult f) Mammals easy Diagnostic and formative information: Analysis of responses Table showing the % response per category for each animal.
