1. 1 Diversity of Life How are living things grouped? Classification Introduction 7

2. 2 Maryland Science Content Standard Students will be able to provide examples and explain that organisms sorted into groups share similarities in external structures as well as similarities in internal anatomical structures and processes which can be used to infer the degree of relatedness among organisms

3. 3 Objectives Students will be able to: –Explain the similarities and differences among organisms that determine how they are classified. –Title:Relatives –Date: 2/25/2016

4. 4 Warm-Up: How do you know if two people are related? How could we determine if living things other than people were related?

5. 5 Today Students Will… Engage their thinking about what groups of organisms have in common Explore how organisms are related based on body plan and internal/external structures Evaluate their understanding of how organisms are related by answering the conclusion question

6. 6 Engage Your Thinking- What do these things have in common? Each group will be assigned a number. Using your assigned number open the appropriate slideshow on the next slide. Observe the slideshow with your group. Look for things that all of the pictures have in common. One person from each group will write a list of what they all have in common. You must write down at least five similarities, but try to come up with as many as you can.

7. 7 Engage Your Thinking- What do these things have in common? Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8

8. 8 All in the Family Use the information on the website below to find out more about how organisms are related and answer the questions on your All in the Family Worksheet. All in the Family Worksheet Click Here!!

9. 9 Conclusion: What does it mean if we say species are “related”?