Science Year 3

1. Plants can be identified by their external features.

2. Plants can be grouped according to their similar external features.

3. Plants with similar external features can also be grouped in other ways.




Plants can be grouped in many ways according to their external features. A group of plants can be divided into other different groups. For example, the plants below are grouped into one group because all of them have thorns and green leaves.

1. Animals can be identified by their external features.

2. Animals with similar external features can be grouped together.

3. A group of animals can be divided again into different groups.




Animals can be grouped in many ways according to their external features. A group of animals can be divided again into different groups. For example, the animals below are grouped into one group because each of them has four legs and a tail.


Tiger and lions have claws and fur. Goat and cows have horns and hair. So, we can group these animals into two different groups.