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Backyard Bush Blitz - Taxonomy
Lesson2 of 4 in this unit
Cool+SecondaryYear 7 - 8ScienceBiologyEnvironmentalBiodiversityCitizen Science
Lesson Summary
Students will explore the difference between common and scientific names of organisms and why scientists use a standard classification system. They will fill out a table of scientific and common names of well-known species. They will then create a picture book page displaying the hierarchical system of classification in picture form.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that different languages and cultures have inconsistent common names for organisms
- understand why scientists use a standard classification system
- understand how to use a hierarchical system of classification, such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
Success criteria
Students can:
- recognise the difference between common and scientific names
- explain why scientific names are used by scientists
- identify the genus and species when given a scientific name
- use the hierarchical system of classification for an organism
- display information in pictorial form
- work collaboratively and independently.
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