In this classification worksheet, students describe the difference between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Then they define taxonomy and explain what was wrong with Aristotle's method of classification. Students also describe their...

In this classification activity, students will look at how biological classification began and how scientific names are used in biology. Students will use a table showing the classification of four organisms to answer 10 short answer...

In these categorizing animals worksheets, students complete 20 true or false statements about animal groups. Students then classify the animals in the box into the correct column. Students write the letter of the correct answer for the...

In this classification of living things worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer, 10 true or false, 4 multiple choice, and 4 graphic organizer questions regarding how living things are grouped.

In this modern classification instructional activity, 9th graders describe ways scientists determine an organism's phylogeny. Then they explain what the animal and fungi kingdoms have in common and how they differ. Students also classify...

Students analyze the complexity of organism classifications based on certain criteria.  In this classifying organisms lesson students study taxonomy and gather information and leaves to do their own experiment on classification. 

Here is a fantastic, informative, interactive presentation on plant and animal cells. The PowerPoint is produced by an elementary school teacher who has a doctorate in science, and it shows! This would be a splendid presentation to use...

Learners create classification system for Arctic-dwelling animals, the Arctic hare in particular.

Learners transfer examples (names) of primates from their location in an outline hierarchy of primate groups into a set of nested boxes reflecting that same hierarchy. A cladogram can then be drawn illustrating how these groups are...

Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own...

In this animal classification instructional activity, students read for information and comprehension. In this fill in the blank and multiple choice instructional activity, students answer five questions.

Seventh graders identify how to use sterile techniques when identifying plant pathogens.  In this plant diseases lesson students complete a lab activity in which they see how plant diseases are identified and classified.

Most chordates are easy to identify because of the specific classification criteria of their phylum. But what about tunicates? Young scientists read a short explanation about why tunicates, or sea squirts, are considered to be members of...

Third graders practice using classification techniques to identify local trees.  In this plant life instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss how trees differ from other plants and what characteristics are unique to trees alone....

Students categorize animals. In this animal classification lesson, students group animals by their characteristics. Students break into groups and work together to classify the animals. Students fill out a graphic organizer with their...

In this classification of matter worksheet, students answer 15 questions about solids, liquids and gases, types of mixtures and compounds vs. elements. They also answer 2 questions about measurement and 1 question about a biome.

Learners investigate common household items and classify them into types of matter. In this matter instructional activity, students group given items into categories based on their characteristics. They also complete a concept map about...

In this classification of matter worksheet, students answer 5 questions about the composition of matter, solutions, colloids and suspensions, and the properties and changes of matter.

Young scholars compare differences in amino acids in the beta hemoglobin from representative primates, complete a matrix of those differences, and from these data, construct and interpret cladograms as they reflect relationships and...

Fourth graders examine the megafauna found in Australia. They create a food web using cut-outs and develop a timeline to show changes in the fauna over time. They draw their own megafauna scene for their classroom.

Young scholars investigate the invertebrate sponge. In this invertebrates lesson plan, students observe the sponge, Grantia, using a dissecting microscope. Young scholars answer questions about their observations and view six other...

Students construct a periodic table using felt strips as elements by arranging elements based on their characteristics. In this periodic table lesson plan, students place colored strips of paper that represent elements in the proper...

In this spectral composition of stars worksheet, learners use data collected by a spectroscope to compare the stellar spectra to a standard for 5 stars. Students compare the spectral lines to the temperatures of the stars.

Second graders investigate the properties of solids and discover how to classify them. Using rulers, they measure various solids on display. In groups, they play an identification game where one students names a location, such as the...