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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thinking About Life in Geological Time Scales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a large (classroom-sized) timeline showing the history of life on Earth for the last 5 billion years. They are able to identify the events that are relevant to their taxonomic projects (the Origins and important...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Carolus Linnaeus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an overview of the life of botanist Carolus Linnaeus discusses his upbringing and education. It also provides information about his work on taxonomy.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: The History of Classification: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer these five multiple-choice questions about the history of classification of living things. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Labels and Naming

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short description of the naming system scientists use for all species, binomial nomenclature.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Linnaean Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces Linnaean classification.