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Not all minibeasts are insects
CONCEPTUALNot all minibeasts are insects: distinguishing insects from other minibeasts. Spiders have 8 legs and 2 body parts (arachnids), woodlice have 14 legs (crustaceans), worms have no legs, snails have a shell and one foot. The 'Is it an insect?' sorting game.
Mastery Evidence
- Sort a set of minibeasts into 'insect' and 'not insect' groups using the six-legs rule
- Explain why a spider is not an insect by noting it has eight legs and two body parts
- Name at least one difference between insects and another minibeast group such as worms having no legs or woodlice having fourteen
Assessment Prompt
“If you showed [child] a spider and asked whether it's an insect, could they explain why not — for example, that spiders have eight legs, not six?”
Prerequisites1
- The insect body planhardAges 7—9
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- The insect body plan hard
Must know the insect body plan (6 legs, 3 parts) to distinguish insects from non-insects
- Common minibeasts: naming and recognising hard
Must recognise common minibeasts before comparing how they move
- Common minibeasts: naming and recognising hard
Must recognise common minibeasts before studying insect anatomy in detail
Unlocks3
- The most successful animals on EarthhardAges 9—11
- Grouping Living ThingssoftAges 8—9
- Sorting and Identifying MinibeastshardAges 7—9