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Homeschool Den / Science: Animal Characteristics / Science: Taxonomy Scientific Classification / Science: Vertebrates - Invertebrates
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 1, 2019 · Last modified October 16, 2022
This week I created a new Animal Classification Activity. This covers the 5 animal groups as well as some of the better-known invertebrate groups such as flatworms, annelids, arachnids, cnidarians (critters that sting) and echinoderms (spiny critters like starfish). I check in with the kids pretty regularly to see if they remember various topics we’ve covered. My youngest said she could use some review of some of animal classification (which...
Homeschool Den / Science: Animal Characteristics / Science: Biology Unit / Science: Taxonomy Scientific Classification / Science: Vertebrates - Invertebrates
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 31, 2017 · Last modified November 2, 2022
As many of you know, we have a 100+ page animal packet that is about the different types of animals (vertebrates, invertebrates), animal characteristics, insects vs. spiders, domesticated vs. wild animals, animal tracks and much more! I wanted to let you all know that I have added in about a dozen new pages including these activities about Feather Fur or Scales. I added in new notebook pages and sorting cards...
Homeschool Den / Science: Biology Unit / Science: Taxonomy Scientific Classification
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 7, 2017 · Last modified February 22, 2022
What is taxonomy and why do we need to study it?! Taxonomy is the science of classification. Our biosphere supports more than 7 million known species and probably 4 or 5 million more unknown species! Taxonomists work on organizing the vast quantity of species. They are continually updating the classifications to keep up with new research and new discoveries. What is in the Scientific Classification and Taxonomy Packet? Scientific Classification...
Science: Biology Unit / Science: Taxonomy Scientific Classification / Science: Vertebrates - Invertebrates
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 29, 2017 · Last modified July 25, 2021
I realized that I never wrote up a summary of what we did at our last Science Club meeting! We had such an amazing experience doing this club… the kids all became good friends and if you are contemplating putting a science club together, I *highly* recommend it! My kids really looked forward to our Friday afternoons and I think everyone learned a lot along the way. If you’re just...
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