Curated OER
Tree Study
Students measure the lengths of provided leafs to the nearest millimeter. Students identify trends in the data as well as sourced of inaccuracy and formulate additional questions that could be investigated to enhance their understanding.
Other
Science4 Us: Animals
In online and offline activities, students broaden their understanding of animals by learning to identify and classify animals into six categories: mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antilles: How Can We Classify Animals?
Naomi teaches diving and meets all kinds of animals underwater. Join her and learn about grouping animals.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Caribbean Sea: How Can We Classify Animals?
Welcome to Hideaway Island where five pirates need to find crews for their ships. Join in and learn about animals with backbones.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Classifying Living Things
Learn how all living things are classified.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animals Grow and Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 2nd Grade unit on how animals grow and change. It includes information on life cycles of animals and how to classify animals into groups (i.e. mammal, reptile, amphibian, etc.) There is an...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Keys and Classifying
Sort and classify an assortment of objects relating to classifying Utah plants and animals.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Why Do You Classify This?
Group pictures of animals into similar groups to practice classification.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Classifying Kids
Classification activity relating to plants and animals.
Read Works
Read Works: Classify and Categorize 3rd Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-instructional activity unit on classifying and categorizing through which students learn how to categorize information to answer research questions and then to organization that information into...
Read Works
Read Works: Classify and Categorize 4th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-activity unit on classifying and categorizing through which learners learn how to organize research into an outline, use text features to locate information, and write a research report. Lessons...
Read Works
Read Works: Animals Get Ready
[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.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Classification of Animals: "Connect Your Animal Show" [Pdf]
Fifth graders learn about animal classification by reviewing the taxonomy system, then looking at pictures of animals as if they were scientists, acting out an animal's characteristics, then classifying their animal.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Finding Phyla
Animals come in all shapes and sizes, each a small part of the amazing diversity of life. These differences can also help us to classify animals into different groups. Which group do you belong to? Do this experiment to investigate the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Classifying Critters
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students understand how to classify animals. There are 3 groups in this flipchart - reptiles, fish, and birds. Included in the flipchart are web links, Activote questions,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Vertebrates: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as vertebrates. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Vertebrates."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Invertebrates: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as invertebrates. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Invertebrates."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Invertebrates: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as invertebrates. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Invertebrates."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Vertebrates: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as vertebrates. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Vertebrates."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Vertebrates: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as vertebrates. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Vertebrates."
Fundación Cientec
Ecologia Y Matematica Entretejidas
Four lesson plans in Spanish for elementary math and science class. Students are required to classify animals and make observations. Offers explanations and detail of the lessons and methodology it is based in.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Animal Classification
Use this lesson to help students understand the reasons for classifications and ways that different species are separated.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pre K 12 Resources for New School Routines: Creative Problem Solving Bingo: Pre K and K
These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (January 4th), we are working on problem-solving.m