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Acc Diversity of Life

Why is it important to classify life?

• Classification Scavenger Hunt

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Maryland Science Content Standard

• Students will be able to provide examples and explain that organisms sorted into groups share similarities in external structures as well as similarities in internal anatomical structures and processes which can be used to infer the degree of relatedness among organisms

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Objectives

• Students will be able to list the levels of classification.

• Students will be able to identify general distinctions among organisms that support classifying them into similar groups.

• Title: Classification System• Date: 04/19/23

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Warm-up (Answer in comp. book)

• Examine the picture to the right.• Organize the objects in the

picture by grouping them into three different categories.

• Write down the answers to the following questions:1. In what three categories did

you choose to group your pictures?

2.Explain why you chose those three categories.

3.What other things do we organize into groups or categories? Why do we categorize things?

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Classifying Organisms Warm-up Discussion

• Discuss:– How many different ways could you think of to

group the objects?– What features did you use to group the

objects? – What might be the purposes of these

features? – Which grouping system was the most useful?

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Classification

What does it mean to classify something?

Why do scientists classify organisms?

How would you classify these organisms?

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Classification Scavenger Hunt

• Go to http://sciencespot.net/ and click the Kid Zone logo. Click the link for Classification of Life to find the sites for this assignment.

• Click here for the document

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Conclusion:

• Why is it important to classify life?