Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Know that scientists are able to classify living things by closely observing them.
Activities
- Use a branching database/dichotomous classification key.
- Look at the photographs by artist Levon Biss.
- Discuss the photographs and consider whether or not they like them and why.
- Make careful and accurate observational drawings of an invertebrate found in the local environment.
- Make a larger scale drawing of the insect to show the details more clearly.
Investigation - classifying and identifying
Make close observational drawings and large-scale drawings. Understand that tiny details of features help with classification.
Vocabulary
Observation, details, identify, classify, invertebrate