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Tree Trekkers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore different types of trees. In this tree activity, students use a digital camera to photograph trees in their area and upload them to a computer. Students will share their findings by using their photos to make a booklet...
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Classifying Dog Breeds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars research different dog breeds. For this classifying lesson, students gather information about dogs and classify them into different groups. Young scholars will classify the dogs into small, medium and large breed groups....
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Taxonomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze the complexity of organism classifications based on certain criteria.  For this classifying organisms lesson students study taxonomy and gather information and leaves to do their own experiment on...
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify how objects can be sorted or classified for easy access. In this sorting activity, students will investigate how letters, numbers, and symbols are used in sorting and classifying.
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The Button Box

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners classify buttons. In this classification lesson, students listen to the book The Button Box  by Margarette S. Reid before observing, describing and classifying real buttons.
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Roping Quadrilaterals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore with quadrilaterals.  In this roping quadrilaterals lesson, students work in cooperative groups to play the game, "Question, please!" in order to identify, describe, compare and classify quadrilaterals....
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Using Density to Identify Wood Types

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify different woods based on their density. In this density lesson plan, students use a triple beam balance to find the mass and a metric ruler for the volume. They look through various wood blocks and identify what type of...
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Are You One of Us?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate how scientists sort and classify organisms. In this sorting and classifying lesson, students examine what systematics are as tools that scientists use. They examine images of invertebrates and sort them while...
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Do You Have the Key?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students practice using a dichotomous key. In this classification lesson, students read an article about scientific exploration and identification of new species. They use a dichotomous key to identify objects and create their own key.
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Under The Sea

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this resource instructional activity, students use non-fiction books to research ocean animals. Students discover the many features of non-fiction books and how to use these features to help them conduct research. Students then...
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Creepy Critters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify imaginary newly discovered organisms. In this classification activity, students are given cards showing imaginary organisms that have been recently discovered. They must classify the organisms based on their...
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Living and Non-Living Things | What’s Alive?

For Teachers K
Students compare and contrast living and nonliving things. In this classification instructional activity, students read a book featuring living and nonliving things and then sort pictures of living and nonliving things.
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Classifying Dinosaurs

For Students 4th - 8th
In this classifying dinosaurs worksheet, students follow directions to make a classification chart for each kind of dinosaur. Students follow 16 sets of directions.
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Classifying Classes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this classifications worksheet, students add levels of classifications for humans by splitting them into smaller and smaller classes. Students add 5 new levels.
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Classification for Beginners

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the process of classification. In this rock classification lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to follow the provided steps to classify rocks.
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Classification of Organisms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this classification of organisms worksheet, students use a classification key to identify organisms, then go to a website for help in making up their own classification key.
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Using the senses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use their senses to compare a frog and a hamster. In this animals comparison lesson plan, students get into groups and observe, smell, feel, and listen to what their animals are like, and classify them into categories.
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the concept of organization. In this library skills lesson, students practice ordering and classification skills by playing the Flood Game as well as locating and shelving books in the school library.
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Identify, Sort, Classify

For Teachers K
Pupils identify, sort, and classify. In this kindergarten math lesson, students explore visual examples of sorting with 1 or more attributes. Pupils also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Identifying and Classifying Solid Figures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify solid figures. For this classification lesson, students recognize and name solid figures. Students identify which figures contain polygons and rectangles. Students practice counting vertices, faces and edges.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how to take a sample by looking at rocks in the schoolyard. In this sampling lesson, students discuss ways to classify rocks by color, size, and weight. They think about how many rocks would make a good sample of...
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Sharing with Others (Private/Religious)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students appreciate uniqueness and differences by comparing and contrasting fruit. In this differences lesson, students study fruits and analyze for similarities and differences. Students sort the fruit into five categories. Students...
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Give it Back from a Snack

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars conduct and analyze a survey about snacks. For this graphing lesson, students ascertain which snacks would be the best choice for the community. Young scholars hold a sale and decide how the money could best be spent for...
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Grouping Fruits and Vegetable

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the differences between fruits and vegetables. For this nutrition lesson, students identify the properties of fruits and vegetables and group various fruits and vegetables into categories.