Animals

Students will:

• Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features (AC9SFU01).
• Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs (AC9S1U01).
• Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions (AC9S1H01).

Students can:

• Represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance (AC9SFI03).
• Sort and order data and information and represent patterns, including with provided tables and visual or physical models (AC9S1I04).
• Write and create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas, using everyday and scientific vocabulary (AC9S1I06).