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What's the Difference?

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Students analyze the similarities in different species. This lesson plan is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this segment, students classify shoes to mimic the scientific categories of the classification system.

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asexual reproduction, reproduction, adaptations, bilateral symmetry, binomial nomenclature, bioluminescence, cilia, ciliated coelom, dichotomous distribution, ecosystems, endoskeletons, eukaryotes, exoskeletons, gills, habitats, heterotrophs, inversions

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adaptation, asexual reproduction, bilateral symmetry, binomial nomenclature, bioluminescence, cilia, ciliated coelom, dichotomous distribution, ecosystem, endoskeleton, eukaryote, exoskeleton, gills, habitat, heterotroph, invert, science
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7th - 12th
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Science
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