Part 1: How Do YOU Use Classification?
INTRO: What do You Know? Write at least 4 COMPLETE sentences that answer these questions to help you write your 1st paragraph:
o How do you define CLASSIFICATION?
o What are 2-3 examples of ways from your life, home, school, etc. that you use classification?
INTRO: What do You Know? Write at least 4 COMPLETE sentences that answer these questions to help you write your 1st paragraph:
o How do you define CLASSIFICATION?
o What are 2-3 examples of ways from your life, home, school, etc. that you use classification?
Part 2: Can You CLASSIFY These? BRAIN BREAK: Create a Visual · Choose List A or List B to classify. · Organize the terms in the list you chose into two or more groups. (You need to have at least 3 of these terms in each classification grouping. You may not use a word more than once) · Use tables, charts, Venn Diagrams, etc. to help you brainstorm your groupings. · Name or label each grouping with a word or phrase that describes how you classified them. |
Part 3: Write About it!
ANALYZE and EXPLAIN
Write at least 5 sentences explaining how you created the groupings in Part 2.
· Answer these questions in COMPLETE sentences to help you write your 2nd paragraph:
o How many groups did you create from the list of terms?
o How did you classify each group? (For example, what traits or characteristics did you use to create your groups?)
o Why is classification a useful skill?
o Was this activity difficult or easy? Why do you think so?
o What other information would you need to make classifying these terms easier?
ANALYZE and EXPLAIN
Write at least 5 sentences explaining how you created the groupings in Part 2.
· Answer these questions in COMPLETE sentences to help you write your 2nd paragraph:
o How many groups did you create from the list of terms?
o How did you classify each group? (For example, what traits or characteristics did you use to create your groups?)
o Why is classification a useful skill?
o Was this activity difficult or easy? Why do you think so?
o What other information would you need to make classifying these terms easier?