Classification of living organisms
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A lesson plan for Grade 4 Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 4
- Subjects
- science (biology and life science)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The purpose of this lesson is to use Internet resources to show students that a great variety of kinds of living things can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group, to move students toward the realization that there are many ways to classify things and that classification schemes will vary with purpose. First-hand observation of the living environment is essential for students to gain an understanding of the differences among organisms.
This lesson is intended to supplement students' direct investigations by using the Internet to expose students to a variety of living organisms and to allow them to start to develop classification schemes of their own.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 4
- Goal 1: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of animal behavior and adaptation.
- Objective 1.02: Observe and record how animals of the same kind differ in some of their characteristics and discuss possible advantages and disadvantages of this variation.
