{"id":9181,"date":"2020-01-07T17:50:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grammarsaurus.co.uk\/portal\/?p=9181"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:24:56","slug":"year-6-science-living-things-and-their-habitats-lesson-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grammarsaurus.co.uk\/portal\/2020\/01\/year-6-science-living-things-and-their-habitats-lesson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 6 Science &#8211; Living Things and their Habitats &#8211; What is a Classification Key? Lesson 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>This differentiated science lesson questions how you might identify unknown organisms. It explores different ways to sort and group shapes in order to classify them and links this to animal classification. We are introduced to a taxonomic classification key for animals and look how vertebrates and invertebrates are classified. 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An alternative activity suggestion is included.<\/div>\n<div>\u2013 an editable lesson plan<br \/>\n\u2013 editable presentation<br \/>\n\u2013 editable stop and jot activity<br \/>\n\u2013 editable differentiated independent activities if needed<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 editable pond invertebrates sheet if required for alternative activity<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 editable garden invertebrates sheet if required for alternative activity-<strong>National curriculum objectives:<\/strong><br \/>\nScience: Year 6:<br \/>\nPupils should be taught to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including microorganisms, plants and animals; give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Updated to the Grammarsaurus Curriculum 2.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This differentiated science lesson questions how you might identify unknown organisms. 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