Lesson Objectives: To importance of scientific classification as it is a worldwide labelling

system, and provides a means for systematic study of living things,

Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-28-32 for this worksheet:

Q1: Why do scientists sort out all organisms into groups according to the similarities
between them?
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Q2: Why do scientists classify animals?

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Q3: What does classification mean?

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Q4a: Define a taxonomic group.

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b: Name the 8 taxonomic groups, giving 1 example of each.

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Q5: The picture below shows classification of red fox.

Research on the classification of any 1 of your favourite animal or plant and share the
classification with your friends.
Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-28-32 for this worksheet:

Q6: Enlist the important characteristics which scientists use to classify living organisms.
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Q7: What is the significance of classification?

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Q8: Identify and name any 3 observable characteristics which have enabled scientists to
classify dog and giraffe into 2 different genus.
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Lesson Objectives: to classify living things into two groups i.e. animals and plants, using some
locally occurring examples, to classify animals into the main taxonomic groups,

Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-39 for this worksheet:

Q9: Classify the below shown living organisms into animals and plants, giving at least
3 observable features you had used to classify them.

A B C

D
E

I
H
G
F

S. No Organism Animal or Plant Observable Features

1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 E
6 F
7 G
8 H
9 I
Q10: Name the 2 main taxonomic groups into which animals are classified. Give at least
3 examples for each group.

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Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-33-38 for this worksheet:
Q11: Study the figure below and identify vascular and non-vascular plants. Give at least
2 reasons for your choice.

A B

A:
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Q12: Encircle the best option:

i: What is the function of the phloem?

a: to move water down from the leaves
b: to move nutrients down from the leaves
c: to move spores down from the leaves
d: to move food down from the leaves

ii: Plants that have true roots, stems and leaves are called ______________.

a: nonvascular plants
b: vascular plants
c: seed plants
d: spore plants

iii: Vascular plants transport nutrients through tube-like structures known as

____________________ and non-vascular plants transport nutrients from
_________________.
a: cell to cell, xylem and phloem
b: seeds, cell to cell
c: xylem and phloem, cell to cell
d: xylem and phloem, seeds

iv: Which of the following is an example of a non-vascular plant?

a: grass
b: corn
c: trees
d: moss

v: All of the following are vascular plants EXCEPT:

a: ferns
b: oak tree
c: moss
d: tulips
vi: Which of the following is an example of a vascular plant?
a: moss
b: pine tree
c: liverworts
d: hornworts

vii: This is a _______________ plant.

a: gymnosperm
b: angiosperm
c: vascular
d: nonvascular

viii: These types of plants are able to grow taller because of the added support and faster
nutrient transport of xylem and phloem.
a: Seedless plants
b: Vascular plants
c: Seeded plants
d: Nonvascular plants

ix: Which gets water directly from their environment?

a: Vascular Plants
b: Nonvascular Plants
c: Gymnospems
d: Angiosperms

x: Ferns reproduce by producing _________.

a: seeds
b: flowers
c: spores
d: capsules
Lesson Objectives: To subdivide animals into vertebrates and invertebrates and that
vertebrates include mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians

Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-40 & 41 for this worksheet:

Q13: Encircle the best option:

i: All vertebrates have a ___________.

a: last name
b: tail
c: backbone
d: neck
ii: What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a: Vertebrates are always smaller than invertebrates.

b: Invertebrates always live in the water.
c: Vertebrates have a backbone but invertebrates do not.
d: Vertebrates and invertebrates are the same.

iii: Mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds are all __________________.

a: invertebrates
b: vertebrates
c: warm blooded
d: cold blooded

iv: What is an invertebrate?

a: An animal with a backbone
b: a mammal
c: An animal without a backbone
d: birds
v: I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. What am I?

a: Mammal
b: Fish
c: Amphibian
d: Reptile

vi: This lion is a mammal because...

a: It has a backbone.
b: It has fur/hair
c: It is ectothermic.
d: It lays eggs.

vii: Vertebrates and invertebrates are groups in the ___ Kingdom.

a: Animal
b: Plant
c: Fungi
d: Protist
viii: Vertebrates are animals with ____.

a: special tubes
b: no special tubes
c: backbones
d: no backbones

ix: Which animal below is a mammal?

a: turtle
b: snake
c: pelican
d: bear

x: My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water. What am I?

a: amphibian
b: Reptile
c: Bird
d: Fish
xi: Which is not a characteristic of molluscs?
a: soft bodies
b: gills or lungs
c: exoskeleton
d: some have shells

xii: What animal group has radial symmetry?

a: echinoderms
b: molluscs
c: arthropods
d: sponges

xiii: What group of animals has the following characteristics?

-ectothermic
-live in "2 worlds"
-metamorphosis
-lay eggs in water
-born with gills, develop lungs
a: reptiles
b: amphibians
c: echinoderms
d: arthropods

xiv: Arthropods have which of the following characteristics?

a: filter-feeders
b: metamorphosis
c: segmented bodies
d: simplest organism with nervous system

xv: I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water. What am I?

a: Mollusc
b: Arthropod
c: Echinoderm
d: Cnidarian
Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-42-46 for this worksheet:
Q14: Identify the following statements as true or false. For every false statement,
provide the correct description.

i: Tigers, toads, turkeys, and tarantulas are all examples of vertebrates.

a: True
b: False

ii: Humans are vertebrates.

a: True
b: False
iii: The living organism shown in the picture below is a vertebrate.

a: True
b: False

iv: The animal shown below is an invertebrate.

a: True
b: False

v: The animal shown below belongs to class reptile.

a: True
b: False
Q15: Encircle the best option:

i: My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chickens. What am
I?

a: Reptile
b: Amphibian
c: Mammal
d: Bird

ii: My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs.
What am I?

a: Fish
b: Amphibian
c: Mammal
d: Bird

iii: All insects have _____ legs.

a: 6
b: 8
c: 10
d: 2
iv: There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?

a: Mammals
b: Birds
c: Arthropods
d: Reptiles

v: All spiders have ____ legs?

a: 6
b: 7
c: 8
d: 12

vi: What do jellyfish have that sting to help them catch food?
a: eyes
b: tentacles
c: mouths
d: backbones

vii: Fishes take in oxygen through their

a: fins.
b: gills.
c: scales.
d: vertebrae.

viii: The only group of animals that begin their lives breathing through gills in the water and
as adults can live on land breathing with lungs
a: amphibians
b: arthropods
c: mammals
d: fish
ix: I have dry and rough skin, lay eggs, breathe with lungs, and am ectothermic (cold-
blooded). What am I?
a: Fish
b: Mammals
c: Amphibians
d: Reptiles

x: This picture is an example of which group of invertebrates?

a: Segmented worms
b: Fish
c: Sponges
d: Arthropods

xi: Which of the following has an exoskeleton?

a: Foxes
b: Birds
c: Lobsters
d: Fish

xii: All vertebrates have

a: no internal skeleton
b: gills
c: radial symmetry
d: endoskeleton

xiii: Fish
a: are ectothermic
b: are endothermic
c: are invertebrates
d: have lungs to breathe
xiv: What phylum of animals has hollow bones, wings, and feet to escape predators?
a: amphibians
b: reptiles
c: birds
d: molluscs

xv: A snail, octopus, oyster, and clam are

a: arthropods
b: echinoderms
c: amphibians
d: molluscs

xvi: Which group of animals are filter-feeders that have many pores?
a: amphibians
b: echinoderms
c: arthropods
d: sponges

xvii: Arthropods can be divided into many groups. The three that we study are
a: crustaceans, insects, arachnids
b: echinoderms, segmented worms, sponges
c: mammals, birds, fish
d: amphibians, reptiles, birds

xviii: The only vertebrates that are warm blooded are

a: amphibians and reptiles
b: birds and mammals
c: insects and arachnids
d: echinoderms and molluscs

xix: One example of a segmented worm is

a: black widow spider
b: octopus
c: snail
d: earthworm

xx: A crab is in which group of arthropods?

a: arachnids
b: crustaceans
c: insects
d: echinoderms
Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-47-49 for this worksheet:

Q16a: Write down 3 characteristics of invertebrates without jointed legs.

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b: Construct a dichotomous key to classify the following classes of invertebrates without

jointed legs: annelids, molluscs, sponges, cnidarians, echinoderms, nematodes, flatworms.
Q17: Study the photographs of the 3 animals given below: coral, spider and lobster.

Coral Spider

Lobster

a: By comparing their common characteristics, determine which 2 of these animals belong

to the same group. Explain your answer.
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b: Construct a dichotomous key to classify these 3 animals.

Q18: Complete the following key to classify the plants:

Plants

Vascular Plants _______

Seed
_____; e.g: ___
Plants;
e.g: __ e.g: ___

___; __; e.g:

e.g: __ __
Lesson Objectives: To describe the particle model for solids, liquids and gases

Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-126-132 for this worksheet:

Q19: Encircle the best option:

i: How do gases behave in a container?

a: Cluster together
b: form a solid
c: They take the shape of their container
d: leak out

ii: Which states allow easy flow of particles?

a: Gas and Solid
b: Gas and Liquid
c: Solid and Liquid
d: Gas only

iii: What sorts of things are made of particles?

a: Everything in the universe

b: Anything solid
c: Water
d: Most solids, liquids and gases.
iv: Which of the following is a property of a liquid?

a: Can't be compressed
b: Can be compressed
c: Particles are far apart
d: Particles hold the object's shape

v: Can Solids be compressed?

a: No
b: Yes
c: Sometimes (it depends what it's made of)
d: Generally no
vi: Which description best matches this particle model?

a: Closely packed and can't move a lot.

b: Particles are close together but can move a little.
c: Particles have lots of energy and can move around.
d: None of the above.

vii: Which description best matches this particle model?

a: Closely packed and can't move a lot.

b: Particles are close together but can move a little.
c: Particles have lots of energy and can move around.
d: None of the above.
viii: Which description best matches this particle model?

a: Closely packed and can't move a lot.

b: Particles are close together but can move a little.
c: Particles have lots of energy and can move around.
d: None of the above.

ix: Which description best describes what a particle model shows?

a: How many particles are in a solid, liquid or gas.
b: How the particles in a solid, liquid or gas are arranged.
c: If there are any particles in a solid liquid or gas.
d: None of the above.

x: Can a solid be easily broken apart?

a: Yes
b: No
c: Sometimes (it depends on what it's made of)
d: Generally no
xi: Which of the following properties cannot be explained by the kinetic theory of particle?

a: Density
b: Compressibility
c: Shape
d: Colour

xii: Which of the following is not a property of a solid?

a: It expands a little when heated compared to a liquid

b: It takes any shape of a container
c: It is not easy to be compressed
d: It usually has a higher density than a gas
xiii: A container filled with a gas is heated without changing its volume. Which of the
following statement is true?

a: The average kinetic energy of gas particles decreases.

b: The force exerted on the surface area of the wall increases.
c: There is no change in pressure exerted on the walls of the containers.
d: The temperature causes the gas particles to expand in size.

xiv: What are the three elements to the Particle Model of Matter?
a: Space between particles, everything made up of particles, particles are always moving.
b: Thermal energy, kinetic energy, temperature.
c: Particles can be heated or cooled, some things are not made up particles, particles are
easy seen.
d: None of the above.

xv: Which two states of matter can flow?

a: solid and gas
b: liquid and solid
c: liquid and gas
d: None of the above
Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-123-126 for this worksheet:
Q20: With reference to the Brownian motion, explain what is happening in the
figure given below:

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Q21: State any 2 characteristics of matter demonstrated by Brownian motion.

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Q22: Encircle the best option.

i: Which key term describes the random movement of particles?

a: Diffusion
b: Osmosis
c: Brownian Motion
d: Absolute zero

ii: Identify the states of matter where Brownian Motion can occur.
a: Solid, liquid, gas
b: Liquid, gas
c: Solid, gas
d: Solid, liquid

iii: What is the major problem with trying to observe Brownian Motion?
a: Molecules are moving too fast
b: Molecules are moving too slow
c: Molecules are too big to observe
d: Molecules are too small to observe

iv: What piece of apparatus can be used to see the effect of 'Brownian Motion'?
a: Magnifying glass
b: Microscope
c: Telescope
d: Bright light

v: Which key term describes the movement of particles from a high to low concentration?
a: Diffusion
b: Osmosis
c: Brownian Motion
d: Absolute zero

vi: How does the rate of diffusion change with an increase in temperature?
a: Faster
b: Slower
c: Unaffected
d: Impossible to tell

vii: How does the rate of diffusion change with a decreases in temperature?
a: Faster
b: Slower
c: Unaffected
d: Impossible to tell
viii: The slower the particles in a substance move,
a: the colder it is.
b: the warmer it is.
c: the more energy it has.
d: the less energy it has.

ix: The speed of the molecules determines the _____.

a: volume
b: density
c: pressure
d: temperature

x: The slower the particles in a substance move,

a: the colder it is.
b: the warmer it is.
c: the more energy it has.
d: the less energy it has.
Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-132 for this worksheet:
Q23: Study the figure below and explain that matter can exist in all 3 states of
matter, taking water as an example.

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Lesson Objectives: To discuss the particle model of matter to explain and differentiate
between the three states of matter

Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-129-132 for this worksheet:

Q24: Using the figure below, explain the particle model of matter to differentiate
between the three states of matter:

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Q25: Encircle the best option:

i: What are the states of matter?

a: solid, liquid, and juice
b: solid and liquid
c: solid and gas
d: solid, liquid, and gas

ii: Which form of matter has a definite shape like this picture?

a: liquid
b: solid
c: gas
d: clay

iii: Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?

a: liquid
b: solid
c: glass
d: gas

iv: Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?
a: liquid
b: gas
c: solid
d: air
v: A gas

a: has a definite shape but no definite volume

b: has a definite volume but no definite shape
c: has fast-moving particles
d: none of the above

vi: At higher temperatures

a: particles in an object have less energy

b: particles in an object move faster
c: a gas contracts
d: none of the above

vii: ________ says the tiny particles in all matter are in constant motion
a: potential theory
b: kinetic theory
c: Einstein Boseman theory
d: motion theory
viii: Which of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?

a: the particles slow down

b: the particles break away from one another
c: the particles move closer together
d: none of the above

ix: Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together?
They do not form a regular pattern.

a: solid
b: liquid
c: gas
d: semi-solid
x: In the above diagram, "State of Matter B" is a liquid. This means that it has:

a: definite shape and volume.

b: no definite shape or volume.
c: definite volume, but changing shape.
d: definite shape, but changing volume.
Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-133-136 for this worksheet:
Q26: Using the figure given below, define each change in state of matter, giving at
least 1 example of each change:

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Q27: Encircle the best option:

i: What is happening when my ice cream changes from a solid to a liquid?

a: freezing
b: melting
c: burning
d: evaporation

ii: What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid
state?
a: melting
b: evaporating
c: freezing
d: cutting

iii: What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a: evaporation
b: burning
c: melting
d: freezing

iv: My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the
glass. What is happening?
a: condensation
b: evaporation
c: melting
d: freezing

v: The opposite phase of melting is

a: freezing
b: sublimation
c: condensation
d: deposition

vi: Freezing
a: Solid to gas
b: Liquid to solid
c: Gas to solid
d: Liquid to gas

vii: What is a phase change?

a: The way particles move.
b: The different states of matter.
c: The transition between solid, liquid, and gaseous states of matter
d: The transformation that transformers make.
viii: Phase changes require...
a: energy or pressure
b: Strength
c: only heat
d: only pressure

ix: When energy in the form of heat is added to ice, the particles...
a: move slower
b: move faster
c: take a nap
d: stay the same

x: Forces that hold particles together in liquids and gases are...

a: Weak
b: Strong
c: Tall
d: Short

Q28: Why is slime considered a liquid?

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Kindly refer to the textbook (ILSS Book 2); pg-131 for this worksheet:

Q29: Study the figure below to answer the question which follow:

a: How will the pressure of the gas change from the first to second image?
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b: Explain your answer, using particle model of matter.

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Q30: Cooking gas containers are kept in a lorry moving with uniform speed. Explain.
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Q31: The temperature of gas is held constant, while its volume is decreased. Why does the
pressure exerted by the gas on the wall of the container increase?
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