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Lesson Overview: Classification of Plants and Animals

Grades 2-5

Big Idea/Learning Goal


Biologists have developed systems of taxonomy to classify the millions of named species on earth.

Essential Questions
● How can we use physical characteristics to classify and differentiate between organisms?
● How can we practice the classification of organisms?
● How do we investigate the classification of animals in our schoolyard?

Objectives
● Students will classify and differentiate flowering and nonflowering plants into groups based on
adaptations and traits
● Students will classify and differentiate animals into groups based on adaptations and traits
● Students will compare, contrast, and discuss the traits of different plants and animals
● Students will apply their understanding of classification in the field
● Students will identify and sort invertebrates into groups based on characteristics
● Students will contribute to the ongoing effort to discover and document biodiversity in
Okaloosa County

Assessments
● Classification Worksheets/Discussions
● Animal Classification presentations
● Animal Charades

Activities
1. What is Classification?
2. Animal Classification
3. Plant Classification
4. Fun with Species Cards: “That’s Classified!”

Vocabulary
Annelid: an invertebrate characterized as a worm with segmented parts; includes earthworms
Arthropod: an invertebrate phyla characterized by jointed body and exoskeleton; includes insects,
spiders, and crustaceans
Biological Classification: Biologists organize living things according to taxonomic rank in hierarchy
Classify: To arrange a group of organisms into categories according to shared characteristics (physical or
genetic)
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Hierarchy: The system or model for organizing living things in biological classification
Mollusk: An invertebrate phyla characterized by soft bodies and ability to grow a hard shell
Species: Most diverse ranking of organisms in which individuals can produce fertile offspring
Taxon: In biology, a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms that forms a unit
(falcons, birds, vertebrates, animals)
Taxonomy: The branch of biology associated with classification of organisms
Tree: In taxonomy, the model used to show hierarchical relationships among organisms, with a common
ancestor at top and branches where characteristics of organisms diverge

Recommended Reading + Resources


Organisms are organized into different groups based on shared characteristics - both physical (e.g.,
shape, size) and those not visible to the naked eye (e.g., genetic barcodes). We are able to classify
organisms into a hierarchical system called taxonomy based on these characteristics. Worms have a
certain set of shared characteristics, while sponges have another, as do all other groups of organisms.
Visit the following EOL pages to learn more about animal diversity and taxonomy:
● Biodiversity Articles
● What is an Animal?
● What is Biological Classification?
● What is Biodiversity?
● What is a Species?
● Biodiversity Educational Resources
● EOL Flowering Plants article
● EOL Plants article
● EOL Trees article
● National Wildlife Federation Plants

Next Generation Science Standards


2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials
by their observable properties.
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different
habitats.
3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits
inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the
environment.
4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures
that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

This activity was developed by the Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education Group as part of the
Okaloosa SCIENCE grant, supported by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) under Award No. H#1254-14-1-
0004. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed
by the Department of Defense. Learn more about this grant at: www.okaloosaschools.com/okaloosascience/
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