Classifying Animals

Material: Pig to pig vocabulary cards, pig to pig adjective cards, one dictionary per group.Description of activity1. Divide the class into five groups2. Give each group five vocabulary cards3. Choose one of the adjective cards4. Each group has to decide which of their vocabulary cards best matches the chosen adjective card. The groups have two minutes to reach an agreement and to prepare their arguement.5. The point goes to the group with the best explanation6. The groups can argue with other groups’ explanations7. At the end of each turn a new vocabulary card is given to each group, meaning that each group always has five vocabulary cards from which to choose

Learning ObjectivesAfter completing the project in this unit, students will be able to:.- Know and understand the seven levels of classification..- Apply that knowledge as they practice classifying animals..- Evaluate and compare the classification of animals..- Devise a classification system for the objects in their homes..- Create a new species and classify it according to the principles of classification.

Back in the 18th century, a Swedish man named Carolus Linnaeus thought it was important to organize living things, and he developed a system to do just that. He started out interested in plants, but he ended up ordering all life as he knew it.We still use the essence of his system today. Scientists are constantly refining the system based on new knowledge.Who knows? Maybe you will make a change in how animals are organized! Putting animals in order like this is called taxonomy.

OverviewThese activities were designed to meet the needs of gifted children for extension beyond the standard curriculum with the greatest ease of use for the educator. The steps (lessons) may be given to the students for individual self-guided work, or they may be taught in a classroom or a homeschool setting. Assessment strategies are included at the end of the project.

Classifying Animals

Time: 45 minutes1. 5-10minutes- explanation and organisation of activity2.35 minutes- activity

Introduction This project explores the classification system used to identify animals. Most children are fascinated by animals and often have an animal that is a particular favorite, possibly even an animal the child has never seen before. Children also like to order and sort things, and this project melds both of these interests. This project is specifically designed to move quickly beyond the knowledge level to high-level thinking. This project can be taught to an entire class or given as a self-directed extension activity.

How classify animals?

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Classifying animals

Pig to Pig Faunia