Lesson Planning
Teaching
- To design, describe and name a new creature that characteristically sits within the Animalia classification (Yr5&6).
- To sort ‘new’ creatures within the Animalia taxonomy (Yr5&6).
Activities
- Design, describe, name and sketch a new creature that sits within a known classification route (Yr5&6)
- Attempt to identify where ‘new’ creatures sit within the Animalia classification system (Yr5&6)
Investigation
New Creature Features. Apply your classification skills and develop further your drawing skills as you design your own ‘new’ creatures to fit into the Animalia classification system. (Problem solving, Classifying and identifying)
Years 5&6 - Design, describe, name and sketch a new creature that sits within a known classification route
Years 5&6 - Attempt to identify where ‘new’ creatures sit within the Animalia classification system
Vocabulary
Classification, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, taxonomy, opinion, similarities, differences, group, observations