Classification Activity
Welcome to an inside look at our classification unit. The free classification activity is below. It is one of my favorite.
In the free classification activity below, students have to classify 27 different organisms using a dichotomous key. In this dichotomous key, students are determining the kingdom, phylum and class for each organism.
One reason I really like this activity is that it immerses students into content vocabulary that students have to know and USE. The following terms are just a few examples:
- autotroph
- heterotroph
- prokaryote
- eukaryote
- unicellular multicellular
- nucleus
- decomposer
- chitin
- cell wall
- angiosperm
- gymnosperm
This activity also generates a ton of discussion about the organisms. Students really get into this activity and generate really good questions that they can then research.
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Classification Unit
Level of Preparation: 15- 30+ minutes (lab preparation see lesson plan notes)
- Note: Extra time will be needed the first time to prepare the classification organism cards. (laminate and cut). Recruit students to help!
LESSON PLAN:
Lesson Plan 16-Classification Lesson Plan–>Lesson Plan 16-Classification Lesson Plan PDF (Members Only)
DAILY AGENDA:Lesson 16- Daily Agenda for Students –>Lesson 16- Daily Agenda for Students(Members Only)
Bell Ringers
- Day 1- Slide 2- What is the organisms name? (Members Only)
- Day 2- Video Clip-See lesson notes (Members Only)
- Day 3-Classification Bell Ringer –>PDF (Members Only)
- Day 4-Beach ball activity -or- tie up loose ends
Presentations
- Lesson 16 Classification Presentation –>PDF (Members Only)
- Lesson 16 Classification Guided Student Notes(Members Only)
- Lesson 16 Classification Guided Student Notes PDF(Members Only)
Class Activities/Worksheets
Free Resources Below- There are three parts to this: Printable organisms, the dichotomous key and the student response sheet.
Print a class set of the organisms and the dichotomous key, laminate them and the will last a long time.
- Free Classification Activity (Print and Laminate)
- Classification of Organisms –>PDF –FREE
- Dichotomous Key for Classifying Organisms–->PDF-FREE
- Students Response Sheet Classification Lab –>PDF (No Lamination Needed)- FREE
- Quizlet (Members Only)
Closing Activities
See Lesson notes
- Day 1-Make a dichotomous key (see lesson notes) (Members Only)
- Day 2-Classification 5Q Quiz –>PDF(Members Only)
- Day 3-Chordate Exit –>PDF(Members Only)
- Chordate Exit Key(Members Only)
- Day 4-Quizlet (Members Only)
- Day 5-Assessment(Members Only)
Assessment
- Classification Test Version A –>PDF(Members Only)
- Classification Test Version A MOD –>Version A MOD PDF(Members Only)
- Classification Test Version B –> Version B PDF(Members Only)
Videos-Members Only
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