Classification

**Unit Lesson on Classification: Seventh Grade**

 * [[file:Classification.docx]]

**Activities and Attachments**
__Day 1:__ Introduction to Classification Objective: Students will learn why and how to classify organisms. Students will also understand the importance of the seven levels of classification.

Big Idea: Classification is a useful method that can be used to sort anything from living to non-living things.

image courtesy of http://www.aquatax.ca/images/classificationFigure.jpg Click here for link


 * How Can Shapes Be Classified, Example: [[file:ShapesGraphic.pptx]]
 * Sort the Class

__Day 2:__ Scientific Names

Objective: Students will learn how classification relates to the scientific names of organism.

Big Idea: Classification and the grouping of living organism directly realtes to how species are named.


 * Classification Practice- Animals (created by Mark Goddard)- Worksheet: [[file:Classification_Activity_by_Mark_Goddard.pdf]]
 * Shape Island, Link Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Shape Island

__Day 3:__ Dichotomous Keys & Classification

Objective: Students will be able to describe how the dichotomous keys help in identifying organism.

Big Idea: Any object to any organism can be identified by coming up with descriptions and answers to a series of questions, this method is called creating a dichotomous key.

Dichotomous Key Example below courtesy of https://mrsmaine.wikispaces.com/EmilyM Dichotomous Keys example


 * Silly Science- Dichotomous Keys & Classification (derived from: T. Trimpe, Havana Junior High, Havana, IL)- Worksheet:[[file:sillysci.pdf]]
 * Classifying Shoes, Link: Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Classifying Shoes
 * Dichotomous Key to 10 Common Mammals in the Eastern United States, Link: Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Visual Concepts on Dichotomous Keys

__Day 4:__ The Six Kingdoms

Objective: Students will investigate and discover each of the six kingdoms and understand how they are used in the classification of organisms. Students will also understand how organisms can be grouped in more categories than just as plants or animals.

Big Idea: All organisms that exists are not just plants or animals, organism actually belong to six different kingdoms based on their classification characteristics.


 * Animal Kingdom Flash Cards, Link: Animal Kingdom Flash Cards
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