Classifying the Living World · Life Science

Vertebrate and Invertebrate Logic

Comparing the skeletal structures and physiological traits of animal kingdoms.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the presence of a backbone change an animal's potential size?
  2. 2What characteristics distinguish an arachnid from an insect?
  3. 3How do we classify organisms that seem to fit into two different groups?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Science - Living things and their habitats
Year: Year 6
Subject: Science
Unit: Classifying the Living World
Period: Life Science

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