Animal Classification
Driving QuestionHow do scientists organize animals so that people can study them easily?
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Science StandardsS5L1.
Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to group organisms using scientific classification procedures. Develop a model that illustrates how plants and animals are sorted into groups and how vertebrate are sorted into groups using data from multiple sources. |
STEM Career Connection
Zoologist A zoologist is a scientist who studies animals, observing them in their natural habitat and in a lab. Read more by clicking here! |
Entry Event
Identify the creatures below - they are real and alive today!!! You can use the clues to help you!
Project Summary
You will be creating an imaginary animal that could survive in one of the habitats on Earth. Once you have created your animal, you will determine how your animal would be scientifically classified if it were discovered today.