Classifying animals helps you to learn about different types of animals, what they look like, where they live and how they survive.

Click on Annie to watch a video about classifying animals:

We will use information we gather to answer the Essential Question:

First, we will use what we already know about animals to record how groups of animals are alike and different.

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Then, we will gather and sort Information about animal groups by researching animals using the Internet and Print resources. We will fill in the Animal Classification Chart, with details from our research.

Last, we will complete our final project. We will make a multimedia presentation or video commercial about the new design of the zoo.

Subsidiary questions

• What is an external characteristic?
  
• What are some examples of externalcharacteristics?
• How are animals in each group alike?
• How are animals in each group different?
• How can you tell to which group an unfamiliar animal belongs?

Click on the picture of the zoo to get started! You will visit some websites that tell more about animal groups. Use many resources to gather information.

Use the Animal Classification Chart to organize what you learn about each animal group.

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Let's Share!

Now that we have learned so much, we will share our final projects with our friends in Kindergarten, teaching them about the way scientists classify animals.

Think Big Thoughts!

• What do all of the animals in these groups have in common?
• Why do scientists classify animals?
• Could you classify animals a different way?