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Classification Activity 2: Animal Classification (Grades 2-5)

Subject ScienceLife Science
Grade Level Grades K-5
Resource Type Activity
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Next Generation Science Standards

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Students use EOL Species Cards to sort and make observations of animals, then use the RAFT writing strategy to create short presentations about the characteristics of each major group of animals. 

  • Students will classify animals into groups based on physical traits and characteristics
  • Students will compare, contrast, and discuss the traits of different organisms

Lessons in this unit:

  • Classification Activity 1: What is Classification?
  • Classification Activity 2: Animal Classification
  • Classification Activity 3: Plant Classification
  • Classification Activity 4: That's Classified!

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2-5_Classification2_AnimalClassification.pdf

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February 13, 2020
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Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

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