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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students practice using 2 different plant classification keys to identify species. They make choices between the similarities and differences between their object and the classification scheme. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students place organisms into the correct classification and justify their reasoning. They must include all objects and have a reason for their decisions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 - 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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- 6th - 10th
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Students continue their examination of the classification system. In groups, they practice using a dichotomous key to classify a group of objects and a separate one to classify trees. They are also introduced to new vocabulary as well. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students study binomial nomenclature and museum-based research. They create a curiosity box, label the objects in their curiosity box , develop a classification scheme for the objects, and create a database of all objects collected by the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students discuss different classification schemes for living organisms. They group common household items to discover many ways to classify organisms. Students compare/contrast characteristics of each classification. 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 »
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