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===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
  
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An '''animal''' is a [[alive|living]] creature that can [[move]] around freely and eats other [[Alive|living things]] to survive.
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An '''animal''' is a [[alive|living]] creature that can move around freely and eats other [[Alive|living things]] to survive.
  
 
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Animal'''
 
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Animal'''
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|This '''animal''' is an [[insect]].
 
|This '''animal''' is an [[insect]].
 
NB: Insects are not in Key Stage 1.
 
NB: Insects are not in Key Stage 1.
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===Note for Teachers===
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By KS3 many students identify insects as not '''animals'''. It is important to make sure that students understand that there are many more animal types than just amphibian, bird, fish, mammal and reptile.
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==Key Stage 2==
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===Meaning===
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An '''animal''' is an [[organism]] that can move around freely and eats other [[organism]]s to survive.
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===About Animals===
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: There are many different types of '''animals'''.
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: Animals can be split into two main groups; [[Vertebrate]]s and [[Invertebrate]]s.
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|[[File:AnimalClassification2.png|center|800px]]
 
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==Key Stage 3==
 
==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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[[Animal]]s are made of [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] which contain a [[nucleus]], [[cytoplasm]], [[mitochondria]] and a [[Cell Membrane|cell membrane]], but no [[chloroplast]]s, [[Cell Wall|cell wall]] or [[Permanent Vacuole|permanent vacuole]].
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===References===
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'''[[animal|Animals]]''' are made of [[cell (biological)|cells]] which contain a [[nucleus]], [[cytoplasm]], [[mitochondria]] and a [[cell membrane]], but no [[chloroplasts]], [[cell wall]] or [[permanent vacuole]].
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 30 November 2019

Contents

Key Stage 1

Meaning

An animal is a living creature that can move around freely and eats other living things to survive.

Singular Noun: Animal
Plural Noun: Animals

About Animals

Animals eat other living creatures but they do not always have a mouth.

Examples

 
 
 
This animal is a type of Mammal. A Reptile is a kind of animal. Birds are a type of animal.
 
 
 
Fish are animals that live underwater. An amphibian is an animal. This animal is an insect.

NB: Insects are not in Key Stage 1.

Note for Teachers

By KS3 many students identify insects as not animals. It is important to make sure that students understand that there are many more animal types than just amphibian, bird, fish, mammal and reptile.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

An animal is an organism that can move around freely and eats other organisms to survive.

About Animals

There are many different types of animals.
Animals can be split into two main groups; Vertebrates and Invertebrates.
 

Key Stage 3

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