Classifying Animals

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. understand what classification keys are;
2. explain why classification keys are important;
3. explain how animals are classified based on observable features;
4. and develop questions that can be used in classification keys to identify different animals

Curriculum Alignment:Year 6 Science: Living things and their habitats:

• give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics