You Will Need
Provided Resources
- Unusual animal images
- Name and description sheets
- More unusual animals for describing and research
Additional resources
- World map
- Internet access
Weblinks
10 recently discovered animals from listverse.com
Quirky creatures
Science Year 6
This unit is part of
Year 6 Science Classification Connoisseurs
Objectives
The world is awash with unusual creatures, plants and organisms that need to be classified. Your studying is entering its advanced stages now and you need to show application of your skills.
Science Objectives
i) Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including microorganisms, plants and animals.
ii) Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.
Working Scientifically
- Report and present findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.
- Identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.
Extended Writing Opportunity
Non-chronological report: Research some unusual living things and write up all findings in the form of a 'fact file'.
Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Describe the key characteristics of unusual living things from around the world.
- Use descriptions of features, and online research, to attempt to classify unusual living things.
Activities
- Write scientific descriptions of unusual living things from around the world.
- Classify unusual living things using their descriptions and online research.
Investigation - sorting and classifying
Classify unusual creatures and plants.
Vocabulary
Classification, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, classification key, micro-organism, organism, opinion, similarities, differences, group, observations, support, refute