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- 5th
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Students study the classification of animals by participating in a game that can be used to help them study animal characteristics. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students study the classification of animals by Order and use a spreadsheet/graphing program to display their knowledge of the system. They match the picture of an animal with the correct classification. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students explore animal body parts in animal pictures using the inquiry method. They discuss their functions in movement and eating. They also discuss the idea that classifications of animals have similar body parts. Full Review »
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- 1st - 8th
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Students view and discuss animal books, pictures and vocabulary,. They sort and classify animal cards, then organize information to develop animal reports. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the classification of animals. They develop the characterisitcs to identigy the five classes of vertegrates. They enhance their vocabulary. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the scientific classification system of animals. As a culminating activity they create a new species of animal and determine what class it would best fit into. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students investigate the characteristics of vertebrates. They classify each as mammal, fish, bird, and reptiles. Students explore the differences between various types of animals and classify each. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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After completing a unit on animal classification and attending a field trip students e-mail a trusted adult with some information about animal classification. They detail what they have learned about classifications of animals, insects and birds. 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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- 4th
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Students can engage in a number of different activities that focus on the study of living organisms within an ecosystem. Each lesson includes a short description of the activities and a rubric for reaching the standard. The first lesson deals with the classification of animals. Full Review »

