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Nuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not? Lesson PlanNuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not? Lesson Plan
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Nuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not?

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Middle schoolers, in groups, classify furniture, share their categories and rationales, then note how their different schemes vary, perfectly logical and useful, but completely arbitrary.

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scientific classification, taxonomy

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arbitrary, classification, math
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Grade
6th - 8th
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Math
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