1 and 2 Term 3 2019-20 Planet Science Knowledge Organiser — including humans & Plants

Dinosaurs groups Glossary Animals are grouped together into ‘families’ based on their When an entire , or type of animal, dies were once living things. shared properties. There are five main groups. out completely and there are no more of them They lived on Earth over 65 million extinct alive. ago before becoming extinct. Dinosaurs were reptiles. Mammals Mammals have hair or fur. They give birth to live young, Mammals produce milk for their babies. An extinct group of animals who were on this earth over 65 million years ago. Common mammals - Humans, hedgehogs, dinosaur dogs, cows, lions, hamsters.

carnivore An animal that eats meat. Dinosaur Name Reading Challenge

Can you ‘chunk’ the syllables of these dinosaur Birds Birds have 2 legs, wings and feathers. They names to help you to read them? have a beak or a bill and hatch from eggs. herbivore An animal that only eats plants. Common birds - ducks, chickens, robins, Ankylosaurus penguins. omnivore An animal that eats both meat and plants. Diplodocus

Fish Fish live in water. They have fins, scales and gills. They lay eggs in water.

Compsognathus Common fish - salmon, cod, tuna, goldfish, A living thing that grows in the earth and has a shark. plant stem, leaves, and roots.

Carnivores, Herbivores or Omnivores? Amphibians Amphibians live on land or in water. They deciduous Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn lay eggs in water. every year. The leaves are generally broad, flat Carnivores Foxes, Sharks, Lions, Polar bears Common amphibians - , toads, newt and have veins.

Herbivores , Horses, Reptiles Reptiles have dry, scaly skin. They lay eggs Giraffes , Cows on land. evergreen Evergreen trees have green leaves all year round. The leaves are generally thick, waxy and Omnivores Dogs, Chickens, Pigs, Humans Common reptiles - snakes, , tortois- es, alligators. narrow like needles.