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==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
To '''classify''' is to put objects into groups with similar [[Property|properties]].
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Classification'''
===About Classification===
: When we put things in groups we are '''classifying''' them. : We put things in groups because it helps us organise the world.
===Examples===
|A student '''classified''' animals by the sounds they made.
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==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
To '''classify''' is to put [[Object|objects]], [[Material|materials]] and [[Alive|living things]] into groups with similar [[Feature|features]] or [[Property|properties]].
===About Classification===
: '''Classification''' helps us organise the world into meaningful groups. If I wanted to make a sword I might use [[Iron]], but if I didn't have any [[Iron]] I couldn't make a sword out of brick, so I would look for another [[material]] that is '''classified''' as a '[[metal]]' because it has similar [[Property|properties]] to [[Iron]].