Why we group and classify living things
Why this, why now
This unit covers the classification of living things, including micro-organisms, plants, and animals, based on observable characteristics. It explores reasons for classification and focuses on planning scientific enquiries, recording data, presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 4 / 8
Why we group and classify living things
This unit covers the classification of living things, including micro-organisms, plants, and animals, based on observable characteristics. It explores reasons for classification and focuses on planning scientific enquiries, recording data, presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.
13 lessons- Growing yeast: do and review (non-statutory)
- Grouping micro-organisms
- Discovering and naming new species
- Comparing characteristics of living things
- Micro-organisms living on food: plan and do (non-statutory)
- How and why we group animals
- Micro-organisms are living things
- Micro-organisms living on food: review (non-statutory)
- The 5 Rs (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
- Carl Linnaeus and classification
- How and why we group plants
- Growing yeast: plan (non-statutory)
- Microorganisms that help us (non-statutory)