Animal Classification Vocabulary
Use vocabulary for classifying animals and describing life cycles โ vertebrate, invertebrate, mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, insect, arachnid, larva, pupa, metamorphosis, gestation, offspring, complete metamorphosis, incomplete metamorphosis โ and apply these correctly when sorting and comparing organisms
Typical age: 7โ9 years
โDoes your child know the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate โ and could they sort a list of animals into the right group?โ
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- Life Cycles of OrganismsREQUIRED
Describing unique and diverse life cycles requires metamorphosis, gestation, larva, pupa vocabulary
- Animal Life CyclesREQUIRED
Comparing life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects, and birds requires metamorphosis vocabulary
- Grouping Living ThingsREQUIRED
Grouping living things requires the classification vocabulary โ vertebrate, invertebrate, mammal, etc.
- Classification KeysREQUIRED
Using classification keys to name living things requires the classification group vocabulary