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Our Forest is Changing
Students read a story and solve a problem about an unhealthy population of trees. In this forest lesson students study tree disease and then research it online and present what they found.
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Sorting Buttons
Students study sorting. In this classification lesson, students sort buttons into groups based on a common characteristic and draw two pictures illustrating the different groups.
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Secret Codes
Students examine Morse code and how it is used. In this secret codes instructional activity students decode messages, make their own codes and have other students crack the code.
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Local Organism Sort
Students determine what characteristics are useful in classifying items. In this sorting organisms instructional activity students create and explain a classification scheme using familiar organisms.
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Blue Mud Shrimp Mystery
Students explore invasive species on an environment. In this exploratory lesson students hypothesize why shrimp are on the decline and make a brochure or poster showing their results.
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Classification of Pasta, Rice and the Nine Planets
Eighth graders create a classification system of the planets and give a written rational for their choice of categories. In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity that helps them to explore classification.
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Tree Trekkers
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
Pupils research different dog breeds. In this classifying lesson, students gather information about dogs and classify them into different groups. Pupils will classify the dogs into small, medium and large breed groups. Students...
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Taxonomy
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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Cool Corals
Students research questions pertaining to ecology and biology of shallow and deep water corals. In this investigative lesson plan student get into groups and design questions that will expand their knowledge of corals.
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Sorting
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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Animal Species Richness in Tioga County, PA
Students compile an extensive list of animal species seen throughout Tioga County. In this data collecting lesson, students report daily any animal species seen during the course of their travels and adventures outdoors in Tioga County...
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The Button Box
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
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
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?
Students 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 stating...
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Do You Have the Key?
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
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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Marshland Ecosystem
Students classify animals based on their physical characteristics and eating habits. In this animal identification lesson plan, students investigate the life forms shown on a Parisian ceramic basin, and discover ecosystem the...
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Creepy Critters
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?
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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Seeds and Trees Lesson Plan
Students investigate various tree leaves and use a dichotomous key to classify the leaves. In this leaf classification lesson, students study various types of leaves and their Genus. Students record observations for each Genus.
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Classifying Dinosaurs
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
In this classifications worksheet, students add levels of classifications for humans by splitting them into smaller and smaller classes. Students add 5 new levels.