Activity summary
Students will study a range of body features that animals have, and compare these to the features of humans. They are then assigned a number of animal features and will create a new animal based on these features.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand that different animals have different features.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- explain which features belong to which animals
- think creatively in combining features to create and draw new animals.
Activity guides and printables
Activity details
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- creativity
- critical thinking
- collaboration
- communication
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Foundation Science:
- Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features (AC9SFU01)
Relevant parts of Foundation Science achievement standards: Students group plants and animals based on external features.
NSW Syllabus outcomes: STe-1WS-S
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking
Resources Required
- Animal features - printed and cut out
- Drawing materials.
Additional Info
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - engage students in a class discussion, oversee drawing task.
Related Professional Learning
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