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What's In A Name?

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Students create a binomial system of nomenclature for classifying organisms they encounter in a field trip to a natural history museum or from pictures in library books. They work in small groups to create accurate drawings and place the organism into the classification system they develop.

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scientific classification, taxonomy

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classification, phylogentics, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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