2. Assemble Cards! Cut out pictures Glue to the unlined side of the index card Punch a hole in the same corner of each card Put ring through all the cards and attach the name tag with group number written on the tag.

3. L1:L1: Getting Started

4. Look @ the organisms on the photo cards. 1. List 5 traits that these organisms & all other living things have in common.

5. Develop a definition of the word “organism” 2. Write your group’s definition for “organism” in your notebook.

6. L1: 1.1 “Describing & Naming Organisms”

7. QUESTION: How are organisms named and classified?

8. HYPOTHESIS: I believe scientists use …….. to name & classify organisms because………

9. PROCEDURE: Page 4-5

10. DATA: Data will be observations on your group’s photo cards.

11. Organism Card Swap You will have 1 minute to write as many “Physical” Characteristics as you can on each card and then pass it along to the next person when the sound plays.

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28. QUESTIONS, P. 8-11 “What’s In an Organism’s Name?”

29. 1. What is taxonomy? 2. Taxonomy groups organisms according to what? 3. Who is the father of taxonomy that introduced this science to the world? 4. List the seven layers of Linnaeus’s classification system beginning at the top with “kingdom.” 5. Of the 4 different cats listed in the table on page 10, which 2 are the most related? 6. How do you know this? 7. Organisms are named according to binomial nomenclature. What does this mean? 8. The first part of a scientific name is actually the organism’s ________________. 9. The second part is the organism’s ___________.

30. Homework: Write ½ page explaining the difference between a puma, a cougar, and a mountain lion. Due: Monday

31. Notes on Classification Taxonomy – the science of classifying living things based on the principle that everything in the world is related somehow. Carolus Linnaeus –18th century, Swedish scientist –Developed a 7-layer, universal classification system so all scientists could communicate

32. Species Genus Family Order Phylum Class Kingdom Diverse (more organisms) Similar (fewer organisms)

33. Scientific Name (underlined or italics)  Genus (noun, capitalized) + species (adjective) Named after: –Features –Location –Discoverers –Random Objects

34. Questions, p. 6-7 “That’s Life”

35. 1. Name the 4 life processes that define something as being “alive.” 2. Also, all living things take in ___ from their surroundings. 3. Living things also take in ___ and use it to break down nutrients for energy in a process called cellular respiration. 4. While performing life processes, living things produce ___ that they must eliminate. 5. All living things are made of at least one ___.

36. DATA ANALYSIS: 1.Revise your list of characteristics common to all living organisms. 2.Why do scientists use Latin and Greek terms to create names for newly discovered organisms?

37. DATA ANALYSIS cont: 3. What do organisms need in their environment to be able to carry on their life processes and survive?

38. VOCABULARY: Taxonomy Classify Genus Habitat Life Process Organism Scientific Name Species Trait

39. CONCLUSION: Be sure to look back at your original question. Be sure to use complete sentences. Be sure to USE & HIGHLIGHT each vocabulary word in your conclusion.