Second graders complete a variety of bee-themed activities. They consider the importance of honeybees in food production, conduct Internet research, prepare foods using honey, complete puzzles and compile a portfolio of their work.

Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.

Seventh graders use a pond to explore macroinvertebrates and other organisms. They use a dichotomous key to classify the organisms and maintain a journal recording their findings.

Students explain they need food to live and grow. They discuss their favorite breakfast foods. They create a graph of breakfast foods.

Students work together to identify and categorize objects. They have to identify the object on touch because they are blindfolded. They record their data and describe the objects once they can look at them.

Students research the characteristics of toothed/baleen whales in books and on the internet. The students participate in whale projects, quizzes, and activities on the internet sites provided.

This multimedia that includes a short video [1:19] and other interactive activities on Learn Alberta math resource looks at real-world examples of shape classification in the investigation and solving of crimes. The accompanying...

Investigate the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students are able to practice classifying shapes based on their different properties. Be sure to follow the...

After completing this activity, the students will understand that scientists group animals into categories. Students will understand that scientists use specific characteristics to group animals. They will also extend their knowledge of...

Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of angle classification and angle measurement. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page...

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of angles. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It"...

An interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts lesson that engages students in an exploration of statistics. Through a study of various forest climates, students utilize data collection and analysis, classification, and graphing....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Graph geometric figures given the ordered pairs of vertices.

In this video from Cyberchase, Bianca breaks her friend's tabletop when she's practicing dance moves in his living room. She uses measurement and geometry to get a new piece of wood that will fit the table exactly. The accompanying...

Students use a science nature journal to log in plants native to Alabama. They sketch pictures of leaves, identify the special characteristics of the plant, and describe the environment where it was found. They also research special...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Practice counting the number of right angles in a diagram in this learning module. Includes video demonstration of a sample problem [2:11] and practice questions.

Kingdom is the highest rank used in the biological taxonomy of all organisms. There are 6 kingdoms in taxonomy. Every living thing comes under one of these 6 kingdoms. The six kingdoms are Eubacteria, Archae, Protista, Fungi, Plantae,...

Students are assessed on different types of angles. Definitions of the angles are included.

Students are assessed on different types of triangles. Definitions of the triangles are included.

In this lesson, 5th graders will determine what supplies they will take with them to survive their trip through the Amazon. Students will use estimation and basic math skills to determine how much they can carry and what they can use to...

The Geometry session explores the classification of polygons and triangles. Definitions and examples are included.

This "fish" activity will help early elementary students develop skills related to categorizing, recording data, developing vocabulary, and counting. An assessment rubric is attached.

What's the Matter? is a guided inquiry lesson on classification of matter, physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes. There are two parts to this lesson: (a) concentration game for definitions and (b)...

This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.