Where did our classification system come from, and why is it so important? Budding biologists discover binomial nomenclature through a brief but informative video. The resource covers the three kingdoms, then branches out from there to cover some specifics in assigning organisms to a particular level of classification.

Concepts

scientific classification, animal classification, plant classification, taxonomy, characteristics of life, dna, archaea, extremophile, binomial nomenclature

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask pupils to come up with their own acronyms to remember the levels of taxonomy
• Show the video, then continue learning about classification with an online lesson from PBS

Classroom Considerations

• Viewers need to understand some basic things about types of cells and characteristics of organisms 

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The video is a fun alternative to stuffy, traditional classification videos
• Content is well-written and animated

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2