Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Know who Linnaeus was and learn about his classification system (Yr5&6).
- Understand that classification systems group living things according to similarities & differences (Yr5&6).
Activities
- Meet Linnaeus and learn about his classification system (Yr5&6)
- Create (Yr6) and explore (Y
r5) classification routes for given living things, identifying relatedness (Yr5&6)
Investigation
Finding Linnaeus. Meet the father of classification and have a look at his classic system still used today. Explore classification routes and make your own game of classification ‘pairs’. (Exploring, Problem solving, Classifying and identifying)
Years 5&6 - Meet Linnaeus and learn about his classification system
Years 5&6 - Create (Y6) and explore (Y5) classification routes for given living things, identifying relatedness
Vocabulary
Classification, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, Linnaeus, opinion, characteristics