In this multi-media module students derive the relationship between single-celled and multi-celled organisms and the increasing complexity of systems.

A great overview of the science of classification. Topics addressed include summaries of the five kingdoms, the seven taxa, the definition of a species and the classification of the panda.

Find out about taxonomy, and understand why scientists classify organisms. Study the concepts behind Linnaean taxonomy and binomial nomenclature.

In this science lesson, students look at how animals have traditionally been classified in a tree of life diagram by examining the characteristics of plastic eggs. They then analyze the genetic code assigned for each egg and look for...

Kid's learn about Biological and Scientific Classification. Kingdoms, phylums, genus, species, and more.

College-level instructor's notes describing taxonomy. Explanations and images give a chronological history of the science of classifying organisms.

This concise worksheet site will enable students to learn how to create a classification system and to understand the reasons for classification in science. Requires Adobe Reader.

In this hands-on science activity, students will create their own unique creatures as well as dichotomous keys so that classmates can identify the creature.

Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of science-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!

A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of Kingdoms in the life classification system.

Discover the diversity of plants.

For this fourth grade performance assessment task, students sort candies according to their properties and demonstrate their understanding of binary classification principles.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Do all plants grow from seeds? No, there are actually a few plants that do not make seeds. Whether or not a plant makes seeds is one criteria used to classify...

A short overview of the six kingdoms in our scientific classification system: Plants, Animals, Protists, Fungi, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria.

This landing page includes learning modules on the following topics of: animals, plants, microorganisms, life cycles and reproductions, food chains, habits, humans and the environment, adaptation, inheritance, and evolution.

This outdoor lesson helps learners better understand ecological and geographical classifications by teaching it simultaneously in science and geography class. Presenting the two classifications together will help reinforce the idea of...