Lesson 1 - Introduction to Classification

Introduction

The world is filled with living things. Scientists believe that the total number of species on Earth could range from 10 million to over a trillion! That is incredible. So how can we estimate that number? How do scientists organize living things into a system that we can understand? The system that we use is referred to as classification.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be learning about this system and how some organisms are organized in that system.

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Introduction to Classification

In your Science Journal:

1. 1. Write down today’s Lesson Title at the top of your next Journal page.
   2. Write today’s learning objective on the first line.
   3. Explore the Module 4 - Lesson 1 presentation below. Today, we’ll learn about the system of classification.  We’ll be exploring a Classification Google Slides presentation. It is a presentation that will help introduce you to classification.
   4. Write down the important terms and their definitions (yellow boxes) in your science journal.

 

 

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Video

Watch this video to refresh your memory of producers, consumers and decomposers.

 

 

 

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