Extra help for classification Divide these shapes into two groups What was the basis you used to divide the two groups? What might be another way to divide the shapes?

Classification Organism House cat Red fox Dog Wolf Gopher Fly Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Arthropoda Class Mammalia Insecta Order Carnivora Rodentia Diptera Family Felidae Canidae Geomyidae Muscidae Genus Felis Vulpes Canis Thomomys Musca Species F. domesticus V. fulva C. familiaris C. lupus T. bottae M. domestica

Felis domesticus Vulpes Fulva canis familiaris Canis Lupus Botte thomomys M. domestica

Step 1- Number or label each picture Step 2- Divide the group into two groups by asking a “has” or “has not” question Step 3- Make sure each division in based on ONE characteristic Step 4- Continue dividing until each object is in its own group

1 2 3 4 5 6 Not Orange Orange Not red Red Yellow Not yellow