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Classifying and Constructing Corners
Fifth graders, after seeing Honeycomb examples, complete a Classifying Angles worksheet, Clock worksheet, and Defining Angles worksheet.
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Chips Ahoy: Chip Off the Old Block
First graders compare and contrast adult and baby animals to identify similar characteristics shared by both.
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Feathered Feeders
Students investigate variation in bird beaks and the interrelationships of form and function by classifying birds with similar beak shapes, inferring about the possible bird foods based on beak shapes, and locating and identifying...
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The Great Winged Adventure
Students identify characteristics of birds, name several species, and explain how birds fly. They make nests and give bird presentations.
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Classification 2: A Touch of Class
Students examine how many kinds of living things (e.g. plants and animals) can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group and that classification schemes vary with purpose.
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Weights in Pounds
Second graders define "pound," estimate and compare weights, and classify objects as weighing more or less than a pound.
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Can You Find...on the "Progression of Life" Poster?
Students examine and analyze a poster that presents various types of animals throughout the ages. They determine biological classification with fossils and earth history in a game.
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Sharks Taxonomy
Young scholars, in groups, establish a classification system for the world of your classroom. They draw a chart to explain their categories and system to the rest of the class.
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Iron in Cereal
Students use a small magnet to remove particles of iron from common breakfast cereal.
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Take A Walk On The Wildside
Pupils study big cats in a variety of lessons included in this unit.
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Investigation 2 - Classifying Rocks
Fourth graders identify basic properties of minerals and rocks. They access websites and utilize worksheets imbedded in this lesson to further their understanding of rock classification.
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Classify UT Plants and Animals
Students practice using 2 different plant classification keys to identify species. They make choices between the similarities and differences between their object and the classification scheme.
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Classification Schemes
Young scholars place organisms into the correct classification and justify their reasoning. They must include all objects and have a reason for their decisions.
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Shoeless Math
First graders sort and classify, and complete a T-chart using Students' shoes.
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Cars, Trucks, and Things that Go Sorting Fun!
First graders sort toys by various attributes. They, in groups, sort toy vehicles by color, size etc. and then explain how they chose to group the toys. They write, draw or dictate an explanation of their sorting methods.
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WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS A ZEBRA?
Students read the essay, "What, If Anything, Is a Zebra?" following a teacher made reading guide. They investigate cladistics, shared derived characteristics, with further online research to enhance their study of evolution and...
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Going On A Picnic
Students classify items you would bring on a picnic into different categories. In this sorting lesson plan, students have categories of food, table things, and toys. A simple instructional activity that teaches an important skill.
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Welcome to the Kingdom
Students study animal classification. In this classification lesson students examine animal characteristics and answer questions on a handout.
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Alike and Different
Learners compare and contrast objects and are introduced to a Venn Diagram. In this alike and different lesson, students make observations regarding properties of objects. Learners classify object and build ideas about variables....
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Sorting and Classifying
Students explain why objects area grouped and sequenced in a certain order. In this sorting and classifying lesson plan, students use the website Studyzone.org.
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Invasive Species
Eighth graders explain the impact of exotic species to an ecosystem. In this environmental science instructional activity, 8th graders brainstorm ways to eliminate invasive species. They share their ideas in class.
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Taxonomic Keys
Seventh graders create their own dichotomous key. In this biology lesson plan, 7th graders classify animals based on their observable features. They explain how to use their dichotomous key.
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Classification of Living Things
Students classify organisms according to the rules of taxonomy. In this biology lesson, students name organisms using binomial nomenclature. They create a new organism and explain which specific group it belongs to and why.