Lesson Plan
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Honey Bee Biology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review the basic parts of an insect and explore the anatomical characteristics of a honey bee. The second part of the lesson plan focuses on ways to identify a honey bee from other stinging insects.
Worksheet
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Classifying Living Things

For Students 5th - 6th
In this classification worksheet, learners read a description of how all living things are related and describe a diagram showing how this taxonomy works. Students answer five questions related to their reading.
Worksheet
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Biological Taxonomy

For Students 6th - 10th
For this biology worksheet, students read about biological taxonomy. They then use the information they learned to answer the 13 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars complete an animal classification activity. In this classification lesson, students learn about the seven classification levels of animals. Young scholars are given several animal sheets in which they...
Lesson Plan
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Taxonomy Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.
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PRIMATE CLASSIFICATION: Evolution, Cladograms,

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students 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...
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Learning in Cockroaches

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students make scientific observations. In this stimulus response lesson, students make observations and collect data to determine if cockroaches can learn. A secondary purpose of this lesson is to provide students with the opportunity to...
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Animal Classification

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners are introduced to the concept of classification as it relates to objects, information, and characteristics.  In this classification lesson, students research a variety of animals. Learners study the Linnaeus's system of...
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Create a Critter Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a collage. In this animal classification instructional activity, students discuss why and how scientists classify animals. Students view pictures of different animals and decide which class each animal belongs to....
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Classification of Organisms

For Students 6th - 9th
In this classification worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 17 clues about vocabulary pertaining to the classification of organisms.
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Classification of Organisms Crossword Answers

For Students 6th - 9th
In this classification worksheet, students are provided with the answers to a crossword puzzle which has 17 clues pertaining to classification of organisms vocabulary.
Lesson Plan
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Ocean Creature Classification

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils develop their own system for classifying a group of objects or organisms using observed similarities and differences. They investigate the process of scientific classification, and explain how marine organisms are classified by...
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Ocean Creature Classification

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners develop a Taxonomic Key for marine invertebrates from pictures they are given after practicing together with common objects, such as shoes. They then compare their key to a provided Ocean Invertebrates Taxonomic Key.
Lesson Plan
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Goals of the Diversity of Life Unit

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the unit on the importance of diversity of life and the role that interdependence plays in our worlds. this is part of a multi-lesson unit on the diversity of life.
Worksheet
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Zoology Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, learners look for the words that are related to the concept of zoology that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Biological Classification: Organization of All Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
All living things can be identified by their placement in a biological classification table. Students will investigate the organization of all living things and learn how to classify through the process of classifying their own shoes....
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Scientific Classification

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about Biological and Scientific Classification. Kingdoms, phylums, genus, species, and more.
Website
University of California

Ucmp: Web Lift to Taxa

For Students 9th - 10th
Alphabetical listing from the University of California of info on each of the animal phyla. Includes scientific and common names and photos. Characteristics of each group are explained in detail.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Binomial Nomenclature

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, an open-source encyclopedia, offers great information on the classification system used in Biology. Covers the benefits of the system, history, and general information on the whole system together.
Activity
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification of Organisms: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce taxonomy and give an example by providing the scientific classification of an organism. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Classification of Organisms."