Life Science: Classification Challenge

Objectives

• Students will analyze and describe how organisms are classified according to shared characteristics.
• Students will identify how organisms are organized into a hierarchy of classification.
• Students will isolate specific characteristics of organisms, such as having chlorophyll and reproduces by seeds, so they are easier to study.

Vocabulary

• Taxonomy
• Taxonomist
• Classification
• Species
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Genus

About the Lesson

This lesson will have the students partake in three different activities ranging from understanding key vocabulary to classifying organisms and sorting.

As as result, student will:

• Understand the different "levels" of taxonomy their order from Kingdom to Species.
• Provide reasons to "defend" why an animal is or is not part of a specific classification group.
• Classify organisms by different distinguishing characteristics.