Students explore the unique Rain Forest. For this Rain Forest lesson, students watch a video about the dangers the Rain Forest faces. Students create a Rain Forest mobile. Students choose  plants or animals from the...

Students examine the journey of the Pacific salmon. In this salmon species lesson, students review the stages of the salmon life cycle and conduct an experiment to determine how the water and habitat changes during each stage.

Students examine groups of hierarchy and see how primates are categorized.  In this primate classification instructional activity students view video and slides then examine the taxonomy of primates. 

Students contrast organisms and explore the similarities between different organisms.  For this classification lesson students view a video on classification and genetic code. 

Young scholars investigate the basic characteristics of insect orders and develop short-cut techniques to identify insects into twelve of the most common orders. They use captured specimens and photographs to practice identification and...

Students become engaged in wetland conservation as they take part throughout the school year in restoring a small wetland at the Tracy Aviary. They visit the Tracy Aviary wetland at various times during the year and become involved in...

Students observe the presence of starches and fats in different foods. In this science lesson plan, students distinguish between a food that contains starch and a food that contains fats, define the terms starches and fats, and classify...

Students 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.

Students solve a mystery of the identification of a unknown organism by comparing its morphological characteristics to those in a tree of life classification poster. They compare the observable characteristics of the specimen and...

Learners determine what characteristics are useful in classifying items.  In this sorting organisms lesson plan students create and explain a classification scheme using familiar organisms. 

In this classifying dinosaurs worksheet, students follow directions to make a classification chart for each kind of dinosaur. Students follow 16 sets of directions.

Students compare and contrast living and nonliving things. In this classification lesson, students read a book featuring living and nonliving things and then sort pictures of living and nonliving things.

Young scholars distinguish between walking, jogging and running trackways in humans. They analyze the phylogenetic progression of the leg position as described by pace width and angulation, comparing amphibians, reptiles and mammals....

First graders study animals. In this animal classification lesson, 1st graders explore the characteristics (primarily fur) that distinguish animals as mammals. They work in groups at various stations that practice this classification...

In this animal kingdom worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the phylum and body symmetry for the 12 animals listed.

In this biology trivia worksheet, students write short answers to 101 questions about animal classification, human anatomy, animal facts, and attributes of organisms.

In this science activity, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to earth science and biology. There are 12 words located in the puzzle to find.

In this science and geography worksheet, learners read the definition of quadrants and identify the parts of the DAFOR Scale. They read how to use a quadrant and apply the directions to sections in which they list the species and...

In this classifying worksheet, students read about grouping similar objects into categories based on similarities. They determine how the groups are related and they draw a diagram showing categories and subcategories.

Students classify and record objects they find "underground." In this observation lesson, students dig into bins filled with soil and encounter various objects such as bark, twigs, etc. Students classify their findings.

For this species worksheet, students use a dichotomous key to identify the 8 different species of "Norns," a fictitious animal group.

In this vertebrate activity, learners review the different adaptations for the 5 groups of vertebrates: birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. This activity has 12 matching, 1 fill in the blank, and 7 short answer questions.

Students experiment with traits. In this Science activity, students test the strength of beetles using M&M candies in lieu of the insects. Students use the Hardy-Weinberg Equation to calculate possible offspring traits of further...

Learners study how scientists measure diversity.  In this diversity instructional activity students look at marine communities and look at data to calculate diversity in 3 different ways.