Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivores
Classify common animals as carnivores (eat meat), herbivores (eat plants), or omnivores (eat both)
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Use diet evidence to classify six animals and justify each group.
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What this lesson covers and its limits
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- partial: Classify common animals as carnivores (eat meat), herbivores (eat plants), or omnivores (eat both)
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Define carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore in own words
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Sort at least six common animals into the three diet groups
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Give a reason for each sorting decision based on what the animal eats
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
- partial: Can {{name}} explain why a cat is a carnivore, a rabbit is a herbivore, and a bear is an omnivore?
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
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Use diet evidence to classify six animals and justify each group.
Use diet evidence to classify six animals and justify each group.
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- Define carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore in own words
- Sort at least six common animals into the three diet groups
- Give a reason for each sorting decision based on what the animal eats
“Can your child explain why a cat is a carnivore, a rabbit is a herbivore, and a bear is an omnivore?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
Standards