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Name that animal

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A great way to classify organisms, is by counting the number of legs it has or how it moves. Little ones count the legs on five different creatures, then match the leg count to the proper animal name. Tip: Have them come up with other ways to classify animals, then see if their methods work.

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animal identification, animals, scientific classification, taxonomy, making observations, counting

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animal identification, classification, classifying organisms, counting, scientific observation, science
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K - 2nd
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