Today:

Year 7 Science
Biology Classification
y Quick quiz summarizing last weeks topic
MISS TOLIOS y Watch a short video on classification
y Brainstorm characteristics of organisms
y Introduce identification keys a way to identify
particular organisms
y Bookworm Who worksheet identifying worms

Kahoot! Classification of Living Things

y https://play.kahoot.it/ y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0cIfO4UeZE

y You have just watched a 2 minute 37 second

YouTube clip introducing classification.
y It starts with drawing real life comparisons of the
way we classify supermarket items (fruits,
vegetables, dairys, meats, etc).
y We organise things by classifying them into different
groups including all life on earth!

Living or Non-Living? Characteristics of a Living Organism

y First step to classification, whether an organism is living

or non-living

y Living Things are Composed of Cells

y Living Things Have Different Levels of Organization
y Living Things Use Energy
y Living Things Respond To Their Environment
y Living Things Grow
y Living Things Reproduce
y Living Things Adapt To Their Environment

y We will look into all of these characteristics a little closer

http://endagedspecies7f4.wikispaces.com/E http://www.vedaphotography.nl/portfolio/south-
ndangered+animals+in+Australia!!! georgia-2/
 Now that we know that all living organisms are classified,
Arent I pretty? think about how you would group these organisms.

https://padlet.com/22064367/characteristics

http://www.rodplanck.com/mammals/Rod_P
lanck__NXS67982007_11_04_124041-1.htm https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1433