1. In what ways are these organisms similar?

2. How might these animals be placed into two different groups?

3. Why do you think the animals are grouped in this way? Are there other ways to group these animals? What other criteria could be used?

4. Check out the items on my front lab table…. How would you classify the items? Does everyone classify the items in the same categories, by the same characteristics? Classification was invented by humans as a convenience to help keep track of things.

5. What do these numbers have in common? 6, 15, 12, 9, 24, 3, 21, and 18

6. Close your eyes...

7. What was the order of the numbers?

8. Logical and Meaningful It is easier to remember things when they are in a logical, meaningful order... In this classroom, what are some things that are classified in a particular order?

9. Taxonomy In science, classification is known as taxonomy taxis = Greek meaning " arrangement " nomos = Greek meaning " law "

10. What do you think... True or False? Taxonomy sets a standard system for naming newly discovered organisms Taxonomy helps to solve biological riddles of the past

11. Let's Practice! 1.At your team tables classify the following items into the section where they would be found in a supermarket. 2. Be ready to share why the item is located in a specific section.

12. margarine muffins flour macaroni rye bread yogurt honey potatoes waffles milk fish oranges English muffins lettuce raisins grapes cheddar cheese chicken legs crackers cereal

13. Classification of Living Things We agree... taxonomy makes sense it's logical it's meaningful it helps us understand the similarities and difference among living things it helps so that we are all "talking the same language" BUT...

14. Classification of Living Things BUT... How are living things classified? HINT: Think back to the characteristics of living things...

15. Classification of Living Things All living things are classified into seven major groups based on Cell structure and genetic information: 1.Kingdom 2.Phylum 3.Class 4.Order 5.Family 6.Genus 7.Species Check out page 22 in your textbook

16. Classification of Living Things For example, here's how a lion is classified. To what order do lions belong? 1.Kingdom Animalia 2.Phylum Chordata 3.Class Mammalia 4.Order Carnivora 5.Family Felidae 6.Genus Panthera 7.Species leo

17. Classification of Living Things For example, here's how a lion is classified. To what order do lions belong? 1.Kingdom Animalia 2.Phylum Chordata 3.Class Mammalia 4.Order Carnivora 5.Family Felidae 6.Genus Panthera 7.Species leo What can you tell me about how this is organized?

18. Classification of Living Things 1.Kingdom 2.Phylum 3.Class 4.Order 5.Family 6.Genus 7.Species

19. Classification of Living Things How can you remember this? A mnemonic device! Kings play cards on fat green stools. 1.Kingdom Kings 2.Phylum play 3.Class cards 4.Order on 5.Family fat 6.Genus green 7.Species stools

20. Tonight's assignment... (1) Create two additional sentences that can help you remember the classification sequence. (2) Try to think of something that cannot be classified. When you have it..test it with the following statement: " __________is a type of ___________."