Categorising AnimalsAs you have seen, there are many different features that we can observe in our animals. Now we know what to look for, we can categorise animals by their features and recognise patterns and similarities between them.

Let’s start with a venn diagram.

Let’s start with a venn diagram.

Each circle represents an animal.

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Has four legs

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backbone

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats Meat

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a dog?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes air

Now, what are some of the features of a duck?

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Has two legs

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas a

backboneHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Has two legsHas a

backbone

Here we have found a common feature; they both have backbones.

Here we have found a common feature; they both have backbones.

In a venn diagram, we put any common features in the section of the diagram where the two circles intersect.

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Has two legs

Has a backbo

ne

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Has two legsHas feathers

Has a backbo

ne

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggsHas a backbo

ne

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Eats MeatBreathes airLives on land

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggsEats Meat

Has a backbo

ne

Here is another common feature. Let’s place this in the intersection.

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babiesLives on land

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggs

Has a backbo

neEats meat

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babiesLives on land

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggs

Has a backbo

neEats meat

Breathes air

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggs

Has a backbo

neEats meat

Breathes air

Lives on land

Let’s compare a dog and a duck.

What are some of the featuresof a duck?

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggsHas wings

Has a backbo

neEats meat

Breathes air

Lives on land

Now we can see what differences and similarities exist between a dog and a

duck.Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggsHas wings

Has a backbo

neEats meat

Breathes air

Lives on land

Now we can see what differences and similarities exist between a dog and a

duck.

We have used data about these animals and organised them so they can be

compared.

Dog

Duck

Has four legsHas fur

Gives birth to living babies

Has two legsHas feathers

Lays eggsHas wings

Has a backbo

neEats meat

Breathes air

Lives on land

What other features could we have included for dogs and

ducks?