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- 10th - 12th
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Students develop classification scheme that meets the established rules of the Linnaean system. They write one page essay on classification choices. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine how many kinds of living things can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group and that classification schemes vary with purpose. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students, in their study of classification and attributes, use "doohickey kits" to classify objects based on their attributes and examine how scientists and specifically archaeologists use classification to help answer research questions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how many kinds of living things (e.g. plants and animals) can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group and that classification schemes vary with purpose. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create classification system for Arctic-dwelling animals, the Arctic hare in particular. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students design a classification system to categorize animate and inanimate objects. They discuss the advantages of grouping things as they classify buttons, leaves, shells. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study classification schemes for identifying sunspots. They distinguish between sunspot unbrae and penunbrae, measure sunspots, and compare them to the size of the Earth. They complete a worksheet showing classification of sunspots using the modified Zurich classification scheme. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research and present information about the classification of animals. They participate in a teacher-led discussion, and in small groups devise their own way of classifying everyday objects in class, developing two-part names for several objects in the room. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students are introduced to the process of classification. In groups, they discuss the importance of the classification system while classifying themselves. Using a dichotomous key, they describe the classes of fish, trees and salamanders. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students work together to develop a leaf classification system. In groups, they are given a set of leaves and sort them based on their characteristics. They share their new classification system with the class and answer any questions. To end the lesson, they identify other classification systems used in their everyday lives. Full Review »