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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: I Can Locate and Classify Information [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
A blank T-Chart is provided for students to use as they sort facts into two categories. Students will classify science information with this aid.
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PBS

Nova Teachers: Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity involves having students classify nine fish according to various physical characteristics. They can also develop a key to identify the fish.
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Other

Introductory Anatomy: Bones

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing information on the function of bones in our body, this website includes tips for classifying and identifying specific bones of the skeletal system.
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Other

Cc: A Classification System for Mosquito Life Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth discussion on the classification systems of mosquitos: discusses the classification of Bates and Pratt and proposes a new classification system.
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Other

Audiblox: Foundational Reading Skills

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What types of reading skills do students need to be successful? This informative site focuses on students with learning disabilities. Explore!
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Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Domains and Kingdoms: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This multiple-choice quiz on domains and kingdoms of living things allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Classify Facts and Opinions [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students will find three lessons about facts and opinions in this learning module. The following topics are linked in the module: contrast and evaluate fact and opinion; classify facts and opinions; and locate and classify facts.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: The Kingdoms of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of Kingdoms in the life classification system.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Classification Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overview of the science of classification. Topics addressed include summaries of the five kingdoms, the seven taxa, the definition of a species and the classification of the panda.
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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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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: The Top Four Kingdoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the four most familiar kingdoms: fungi, plant, animal, and protist.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification Basics

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson will explain how and why scientists classify organisms.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Diagramming Diversity I

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify how living organisms are classified according to their evolutionary history. Recognize how a hierarchical classification scheme can be used to classify living organisms based on physical characteristics.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Diagramming Diversity Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Expand understanding of classification with this tutorial designed to help you learn how living organisms are classified according to their evolutionary history.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Classifying Living Things

For Students 4th - 7th
Learn how all living things are classified.
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Other

Aes: Bug Identification

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource can be used to identify the order of an insect.
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Read Works

Read Works: Earth Rocks

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about three different types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Sounds Spring Brings

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes Students read spring and its sounds and sensory imagery. A question sheet is...
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Read Works

Read Works: Fit for Life

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes the information about how to stay healthy for life. This passage is intended as a guided passage to instruct students how to classify and categorize information.
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Read Works

Read Works: Animals Get Ready

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how different types of animals prepare for winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works

Read Works: An Owl Is a Bird

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage provides facts about owls. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions and a...
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Other

Ohio Public Library: What Tree Is It?

For Students 9th - 10th
An online resource for tree identification by common name, scientific name, leaf, or fruit.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Patterns in Mathematics: Guess My Button

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This website gives students an opportunity to sort and classify attributes of a group. The applet responds to each selection made and guides student to the next step.