Bring Classification to Life

Journal Article | October 2001

Teachers can engage their students in lively presentations that demonstrate their understanding of biological classification. Using a cooperative learning approach, student groups research and apply their knowledge of…

Editor’s Note: Classification Matters

Journal Article | February 2009

Classification skills, so foundational to science, must be taught. While children have a passion and drive to organize and categorize their experiences, sometimes the way they organize them doesn’t lead to a worthwhile…

Science Sampler: Using seashells to teach classification

Journal Article | January 2009

Everyone loves the beach. Unfortunately, most schools don’t have access to beachfront property. So, why not bring the beach to the classroom? This seashell lab investigation is great because students enjoy it, they…

Science Sampler: A “handy” way to teach classification

Journal Article | January 2007

When teaching the five kingdoms to middle school students, use this “handy” mnemonic device that helps students recall kingdom names, as well as a fact or two about each one. Simple and obvious analogies are used to…

Science Sampler: Using the Pokemon alphabet to teach classification and phylogeny

Journal Article | December 2005

Did you ever think you'd see the day when Pokemon would make an appearance in the classroom, and actually be allowed to stay? The activity described here teaches classification, phylogeny, and dichotomy using a set of…

A Universal Idea: Teaching planet classification using the learning cycle

Journal Article | April 2002

Learning cycle investigations allow science students to model the activities of real scientists. Using the Internet in this learning cycle-based activity allows students to collect accurate and current data about the…

Science 101: What’s behind the biological classification system in use today?

Journal Article | December 2009

Whether students should memorize classification schemes (taxonomies) is a column in itself, but the author can address the role that this system plays in the study of biology. To that end, it will help to address how…

Classification

Collection | March 2018

Classification

Collection | July 2015