Our focus for the week was how scientists classify living organisms. Our first activity of the week was to organize some "random things found in Mrs. Wagner's room." Students had to practice the principles of classification by putting these objects into groups based on the similarities between them. We also learned about the eight levels of classification (remember "Dear King Philip Came Over For Grape Soda?") and discussed how scientific names are formed. In our "Shape Island" activity, students had to give different organisms a scientific name based on their physical characteristics. Students had to use the proper Latin and Greek roots, suffixes, and prefixes in order to design the scientific names of each.
On Friday, we worked together to identify and describe how living things are classified. We identified the the three domains (Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya), the six kingdoms (archaebacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals), and the characteristics of each one. Next week, students will be challenged to use their knowledge of classification to create a classification scheme for some "creepy critters."
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