Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Identify similarities and differences between living things in order to determine their classification.
• Use classification keys to sort living things according to observable characteristics.

Activities

1. Play an odd one out game and identify similarities and differences between animal, micro-organism and plant classifications.
2. Group animals, microorganisms and plants into broad groups then sub groups according to observable features.

Vocabulary
Classification, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, Linnaeus, classification key, opinion, similarities, differences, group, observations, support, refute