Year 7 Science Classification Unit

Year 7 Science Classification Unit based on Ch. 8 3-W’s Sheet MY Name

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What I need to find out (Unit objectives and other questions I have). / What I already know. / What I have done and what I have learned from doing it.
·  What does “diversity of life” mean?
·  How can you tell the difference between living, dead and non-living things.
Why do we classify organisms?
How many ways are there to do it?
What characteristics do we use?
What is a dichotomous key, and how do you make one?
What is the Binomial System of naming things?
What are the seven levels or taxa of the naming system?
What are the five kingdoms of living things?
Could there be more added?
How come?
How are animals classified?
How are Plants classified?
How are Mammals classified?
How are Invertebrates classified?
Where do Fungi, Algae and Lichens fit?
Assignment
Which plants are found in the rainforest?
Which other organisms live on them or off them?