Similar and different
This Topic is About...
- I will learn how humans are the same.
- I will learn how humans are different.
- I will make drawings to show what I observe.
- I will learn how to sort people into groups.
Get ready to look closely and learn about people!
Key Words
- blonde
- same
- twins
Tap to Learn the Meanings!
- blonde: A light yellow hair colour.
- same: Exactly alike or not different.
- twins: Two children born at the same time to the same parents.
These words help us talk about how people can be alike.
How Children Are Similar
Look at these children. They all look similar in some ways. They all have two eyes.
How Children Are Different
They look different in other ways. They have different hair.
FUN QUESTIONS
1. In what other ways are they similar?
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2. In what other ways are they different?
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Twins and “Same”
These children are twins. They do not look different.
When Two People Look Alike
We say they look the same.
Think Like a Scientist: How Are We Different?
Question: How are people different from one another?
Talk to your friends about how you are different. These children have used hair colour to make groups. They have made a brown group, a black group, and a blonde group.
What to Do:
- Make groups like this with your friends.
- Use one thing that is different, like height, eye colour, or clothes.
- Think of a name for each group.
How Am I Doing?
Look at your groups. Are all the children in the right group? How do you know?
Well done for observing carefully and thinking like a scientist.