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Vertebrates and invertebrates

KS2 · 20 minutes · Sort animals by whether they have a backbone.

Visual learning map for Vertebrates and invertebrates: observe, try, then explain. Sort animals by whether they have a backbone.
Visual learning map for Vertebrates and invertebrates: observe, try, then explain. Sort animals by whether they have a backbone.

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Sort animals by whether they have a backbone.

Your turn: Choose one thing you would like to understand by the end.

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  1. Today: Vertebrates and invertebrates. Our goal: Sort animals by whether they have a backbone.
  2. Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
  3. Vertebrates have a backbone: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Invertebrates have no backbone: insects, spiders, worms, snails and jellyfish. Most animal species on Earth are invertebrates.
  4. Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
  5. Your turn: Sort twelve animal pictures into vertebrates and invertebrates.
  6. Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
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