Georgia SKL2

SKL2 is a Georgia science standard. These are the elements under it.

• SKL2.a

  Construct an argument supported by evidence for how animals can be grouped according to their features.

• SKL2.b

  Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants can be grouped according to their features.

• SKL2.c

  Ask questions and make observations to identify the similarities and differences of offspring to their parents and to other members of the same species.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students observe plants and animals, then sort them into groups using visible features. They describe how members of two groups are alike and different using drawings, words, or speech.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can group organisms by a stated feature, such as body covering, number of legs, or plant parts. The student can name one similarity and one difference between groups and point to evidence.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think plants are not living because they do not walk. They may group organisms by color alone or assume every member of a group looks exactly the same.

04

How to Assess It

Show pictures of two birds and two insects. Ask students to circle each group, then draw or tell one similarity and one difference.

1. 01

   Let students sort plastic animals and plant picture cards, then explain the feature used for each group.

2. 02

   Ask, "How are a fish and a bird alike, and how are they different?" Record answers with simple drawings.

3. 03

   Play Mystery Group by giving clues about legs, coverings, or plant parts while students hold up matching organism cards.

4. 04

   Walk around the schoolyard, tally plants and animals, then compare the features seen in each group.

• S5L1

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to group organisms using scientific classification procedures.

• S7L4

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to examine the interdependence of organisms with one another and their environments.

• S7L1

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically.

• SKL1

  Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms (alive and not alive) and non-living objects are grouped.