Science: Living World
 : Creature Features
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 only
Resources: Set of 10 cards :
  monarch butterfly, fantail, rooster, dog,
  dragonfly, pig, horse, bee, ant, kiwi;
   
  set of 4 extra cards: spider, weta, whale, bat;
   
  laminated chart:
Bird
 1 1 1 1
Insect
 1 1 1 1
Mammal
 1 1 1 1

Questions / instructions:
Show the student the chart they will be using and hand them the set of 10 cards. Note that the cards should be in the order 1 to 10.
% responses
y4

1. Here are some cards. I would like you to sort them, then put them into the 3 groups on the chart.

7 out of 10 cards classified correctly

kiwi identified as mammal (incorrect)
rooster identified as mammal (incorrect)
butterfly identified as bird (incorrect)
as mammal (incorrect)

90

13
19
10
4

2. First, look at the card you have on the second square of birds.
What card have you put on the second bird square.
How do you know it is a bird?
Prompt: What makes a bird different from other animals?

feathers
wing
flies
beak
eggs
30
51
33
40
12

3. Now let's look at the card you have on the second insect square. How do you know it is an insect?
Prompt: What makes an insect different from other animals?

six legs
segmented body
31
6

4. What card do you have on the second mammal square. How do you know that is a mammal?
Prompt: What makes a mammal different from other animals?

Now I am going to give you some more cards and I want you tell me if these belong in any of your groups.

live young
feed young
warm blood
15
11
22
5. Here is a spider. Does a spider belong in any of your groups?
Why do you say that?
insect
does not fit
63
34
6. Here is a whale. Does a whale belong in any of your groups?
Why do you say that?
mammal
does not fit
81
19
7. Here is a weta. Does a weta belong in any of your groups? Why do you say that?
insect
does not fit
91
5
8. Here is a bat. Does a bat belong in any of your groups? Why do you say that?
3 mammal
bird
does not fit
39
39
21

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