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Alex: I Know What I Am, but What Are You? Lesson PlanAlex: I Know What I Am, but What Are You? Lesson Plan
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Alabama Learning Exchange
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3rd - 5th
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Alex: I Know What I Am, but What Are You?

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During this lesson students will develop an understanding of how to classify living things and what creates the distinction among them. They will learn to classify living things by effects, environment, and activity.

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classification, living things

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characteristics of organisms, alex, alabama learning exchange, nature of classification systems

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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