What have we learnt so far?

Is it an animal or a plant? Living things Is it an animal or a plant? Animals Plants Does it have a backbone? Yes No Vertebrate Invertebrates What do we mean when we say subdivide? Birds Mammals Fish Amphibians Reptiles

WALT: know how to use a key to sort a range of unfamiliar plants and animals WILF: - I can identify some plants and animals that live in polar regions   - I can design questions for my key that split my group in two - I can make sure that each plant or animal is in a group of its own - I can check my own key and those of others

What animals live in the Polar Regions? Arctic wolf Penguin Leopard seal What animals live in the Polar Regions? Walrus Arctic Fox Polar bear

Polar bear – Key features Lives in The Arctic Thick fur and blubber for insulation White colour Mammal Large claws and teeth Has 4 legs What questions could you ask? Does it live in The Arctic? Does it have 4 legs?

Arctic Fox – Key features Mammal Found in The Arctic Warm fur Most are white in colour Has 4 legs Has a thick, bushy tail What questions could you ask? Is it a mammal? Does it have white fur?

Is it a mammal? Does it have legs? Does it have long tusks? Yes No Yes

TASK: Create your own key to sort animals that live in the Polar Regions. WILF: I can design questions for my key that split my group in two I can make sure that each animal is in a group of its own I can check my own key and those of others

WALT: know how to use a key to sort a range of unfamiliar plants and animals WILF: - I can identify some plants and animals that live in polar regions   - I can design questions for my key that split my group in two - I can make sure that each plant or animal is in a group of its own - I can check my own key and those of others

Is it a plant? Does it have legs? Does it have a sting? Yes No Does it have legs? Yes No Does it have a sting? Yes No Does it have a shell? Yes No