Variation is a word that describes the similarities and differences between living things.. As you can see below some living things have similarities and some have differences but th
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Variation for ages 5-11
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variation mean?
Variation is a word
that describes the
similarities and
differences between
living things
As you can see below some living things have similarities and some have differences but there is an enormous variety!
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Variation
Variation
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•Tusks
•Forehead
•Ears
•Trunk and tail
•Eyes
•Hair
Q Look at these features
Are they similar or
different in African and
Asian elephants?
e.g they have the same
number of toes.
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•Big tusks
•Flattened forehead
•Curved ears
•Similar trunk and tail
•Similar small eyes
•Not very hairy
•Very small tusks
•Rounded forehead
•Straight edged ears
•Similar trunk and tail
•Similar small eyes
•Some hair
Trang 5Elephants are animals which means they can move, eat and grow They get their energy from eating living things.
Plants e.g trees are also living things just like animals but they get their energy to grow from the Sun They usually have leaves.
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called a “mammal” which have hair or
fur and produce milk, humans are
mammals too It is an animal Well
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the Suns energy to get their food It is
not an animal Try again.
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four animals
Trang 8European plaice This fish is using
camouflage to hide itself on the
seabed It is an animal Well done!
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four animals
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animal looks like a leaf but it is an
insect, it has six legs It is an
animal Well done!
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four animals
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vegetables are the parts of plants
that we eat It is not an animal Try
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four animals
Trang 11Leafy seadragon It lives under the
sea and is a type of seahorse It is an
animal Well done!
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four animals
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has flowers It is not an animal Try
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four animals
Trang 13Beech tree Trees are the biggest
plants of all It is not an animal Try
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four animals
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• Variation, which describes differences and similarities between
living things.
• Some differences between plants and animals.
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