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Classification in your back yard

Science Year 6
This unit is part of Year 6 Science Classification Connoisseurs

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Objectives

Gain your next qualification credit as you begin to put your classification skills to work: collect, record, classify and name some of the botanical beauties found on your doorstep.

Science Objectives
i) Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.

Working Scientifically

  1. Record results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels and classification keys.
  2. Report and present findings from enquiries in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Observe, research and record features of a range of leaves found in their local environment.
  • Design a key to classify leaves found in their local environment.
  • Sketch a tree and its corresponding leaf in the style of a botanical illustration.

Activities

  1. Observe and record features and names of leaves found in their local environment.
  2. Design and test classification keys to classify leaves found in their local environment.

Investigation - exploring, sorting and classifying
Observe, record and classify local area living things.

Vocabulary
Classification, classification key, opinion, similarities, differences, group, observations

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