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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Biological Classification: Organization of All Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
All living things can be identified by their placement in a biological classification table. Students will investigate the organization of all living things and learn how to classify through the process of classifying their own shoes....
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Other

University of Aberdeen: The Phyla of Kingdom Animalia

For Students 9th - 10th
Very systematic breakdown of the animal kingdom starting with the simplest type the sponge, all the way to the chordate or vertebrate. Each phylum has a link with information.
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Other

Perspective.com: The Fungus Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Fungi have a variety of roles in nature, including decomposers and parasites. This website from Perspective.com includes additional information on the Fungus Kingdom, and a breakdown of related phylums and classes.
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Perspective: The Plant Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know their are about 270,000 plant species? This webpage investigates the phyla of the plant kingdom. Learn how plants are classified based on their tissue structure, seed structure, and stature. Each division is described with...
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University of California

Ucmp: Web Lift to Taxa

For Students 9th - 10th
Alphabetical listing from the University of California of info on each of the animal phyla. Includes scientific and common names and photos. Characteristics of each group are explained in detail.
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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Identifying 3 D Fossil Prints [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, young scholars will identify three-dimensional (3-D) prints of common Indiana fossils to the kingdom, phylum, or class level. Students will observe and record the morphology of specimens and classify organisms based on...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fungi Classification

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Scientists used to think that fungi were members of the plant kingdom. They thought this because fungi had several similarities to plants. However, there are a...
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Other

Kids' Cruz: Taxonomy

For Students 4th - 8th
Kidzcruz.com provides a list of phylums in the animal Kingdom. Both Latin and English names are included.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Binomial Nomenclature

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia, an open-source encyclopedia, offers great information on the classification system used in Biology. Covers the benefits of the system, history, and general information on the whole system together.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification of Organisms: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce taxonomy and give an example by providing the scientific classification of an organism. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Classification of Organisms."
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Chordates: Amphibians: Class Amphibia

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the biodiversity of the Class Amphibia through videos, photos and examples. [2:34]
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Chordates: Birds: Class Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Through video clips and pictures, explore the orders and a variety of species found in the Class Aves.

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