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Classification of Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms relating to the classification of living things. There are 28 biology terms located in the word search.
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Essay Modes: Different Kinds of Essays

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Review many different types of essays with this presentation. Each slide gives a short description of an essay such as narrative or persuasive. Makes for a good overview of various formats.
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Out of the Dust: Questioning Strategies

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Bloom's Taxonomy is a great way to address the many levels of comprehension. With explanations and examples of each level, you can create questions that focus on knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
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Sink or Float

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sort objects into those they think will float and those that will sink and test their predictions. They experiment with clay molding it into shapes that float. They place pennies in them until they sink. They test other...
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
A instructional activity on classification and sorting is here for you. Elementary schoolers participate in an interactive computer game in which they sort books by theme. They take a trip to the library to observe and discuss how books...
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The Book Thief: Cubing Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Whether used to review prior to a reading assessment or as a way to generate ideas for an essay, this activity is sure to encourage critical thinking about Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. Kids create a six-sided question cube with each...
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Classification and Attributes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners classify objects based on their attributes. They explain how archaeologists use classification to help answer research questions.
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Analyzing Artifacts Using Bloom's Taxonomy

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders apply Blooms Taxonomy to analyze a collection of artifacts. They define and discuss the nature of artifacts and work in groups to complete handouts. Students analyze an object (stone pipe) on a mystery artifact analysis...
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The Animal Kingdom of Vertebrates

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders classify fish according to their characteristics. In this classification lesson students learn how to group animals including birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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Classification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate how to classify items based on similar characteristics. They study the scientific system of classification.
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Animal Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students name the characteristics of animal groups. Students classify the major animal groups such as: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects. They identify the elements of specific habitats that each animal needs in...
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Classification of an Echinoderm

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study starfish through dissection. In this biology lesson plan, students explore the lives of starfish as they view a slide show, observe parts of echinoderms, and compare the classification of the starfish with other...
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Science - How are Animals Grouped?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these categorizing animals worksheets, students complete 20 true or false statements about animal groups. Students then classify the animals in the box into the correct column. Students write the letter of the correct answer for the...
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What Do Living Things Have In Common?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the concept of classification. In this classification lesson, students collaborate to create lists of living thing similarities in order to differentiate between living and non-living things. Learners create a list of...
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Unity of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers contrast organisms and explore the similarities between different organisms.  In this classification lesson students view a video on classification and genetic code. 
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Mammals Have Fur

For Teachers 1st
First graders study animals. In this animal classification lesson plan, 1st graders explore the characteristics (primarily fur) that distinguish animals as mammals. They work in groups at various stations that practice this...
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Investigation 2 - Classifying Rocks

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify basic properties of minerals and rocks. They access websites and utilize worksheets imbedded in this lesson plan to further their understanding of rock classification.
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Venn Diagram and Shape Sorting Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars use Venn diagrams to represent classifications of shapes and to use counting arguments to find the number of objects in a given set.
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A Tree of Life Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers solve a mystery of the identification of a unknown organism by comparing its morphological characteristics to those in a tree of life classification poster. They compare the observable characteristics of the specimen and...
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What Animals Are Mammals And Birds?

For Students K - 2nd
In this classification worksheet, students will brainstorm animals and list them on the graphic organizer as either a mammal or a bird.
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Organizer
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Kingdoms of Life

For Students 7th - 12th
In this kingdoms of life worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by filling in the next 8 classification levels under prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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Describing the Living World

For Students 7th - 12th
In this living world activity, students review classification categories, organism adaptations, and organisms' basic needs. This activity has 7 matching, 7 true or false, 2 multiple choice, and 3 short answer questions.
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Animal Symmetry and Phyla

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this animal kingdom worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the phylum and body symmetry for the 12 animals listed.
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Classifying Pictures

For Students Pre-K - K
In this classification worksheet, students examine four different pictures in a row. Students then circle the picture that does not belong with the other three.

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