1. Scientific Names

2. QUICK REVIEW
A name used by scientists, especially the taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species.
Scientific names usually come from Latin or Greek.
An example is Homo sapiens, the scientific name for humans.

3. WHY LATIN or GREEK?
Throughout most of the history of Western science, all scientific literature was written in Latin.
Only recently has it been written in spoken languages like English.
The use of Latin names has remained so that scientists that speak different languages can understand what they are talking about.
Another reason is that many plants and animals have common names that differ by region.
Having a Latin name avoids confusion among scientists.

4. 6 levels of classification
Kingdom King
Phylum Plays
Class Chess
Order On
Family Flat
Genus Green
Species Stool

5. Time to Think
Write a sentence to help you “remember” the levels of classification from the greatest to the least number of organisms.
Work in pair.
Write in the card given to you.
Optional but recommended: Decorate your card.
10 minutes to think and work.

6. CHEER WITH ME! Scientific names are cool to learn
Letter case is considered
For Genus it will be upper
For species it will be low
But do not forget
Always underline
If not italicize
So everything will be fine.

7. Which is correct?
Genus species

8. Time to Work Work in triad.
Compose a rap/chant/cheer identifying all the rules in writing scientific names. (10 minutes)
Use examples of the scientific name of the given organism given to you.
Write your chant/rap/cheer at the back of the card you used in levels of classification. (10 minutes)
Present it to class. (5 minutes)