Chapter 3.2

Discover Amazing Animal Features: Shapes, Sizes, and Body Coverings!

You will explore how animals look different by learning about their body coverings, shapes, and sizes.


What You'll Learn

You can observe animal features like shape, size, and coverings.
You will learn that animals have fur, feathers, scales, and shells.
You can see special body parts like trunks, beaks, and claws.
You will sort animals into groups by their body coverings.

What You'll Practice

1

You will identify body coverings like feathers, fur, and scales.

2

You will match special body parts to the animals that have them.

3

You will observe animal features and describe how they help animals.

Why This Matters

Understanding animal features helps you observe the world around you and builds the foundation for all future science learning about living things.

This Unit Includes

1 Video lesson
Practice exercises
Learning resources

Skills

Body Coverings
Animal Features
Observable Characteristics
Animal Shapes
Animal Parts
Pug instructor