ScienceYears 7–8Biology

Classification

Classify living organisms into groups using keys; understand vertebrates, invertebrates, plants and microorganisms

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Think of your sock drawer 🧦. You group socks by colour and pattern — that's classification!

  2. 2

    Why do we sort socks into groups?

  3. 3

    Here are some animals 🐶🐱🐟. Which ones have fur?

  4. 4

    Let's sort these animals into 'has fur' and 'no fur'.

  5. 5

    Drag each animal into the correct group: 'warm-blooded' or 'cold-blooded'.

  6. 6

    Which group does a bird 🐦 belong to?

  7. 7

    A frog 🐸 has smooth skin and lives in water and on land. Which feature helps classify it?

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