WEEK 1:

CLASSIFICATION
YEAR 7 SCIENCE TERM 2

CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGSYOUTUBE CLIP

NOTES (PP. 76-78):

Classification is the process of organising things with similar
characteristics into groups.
An example of classification is at the Supermarket, where
foods are classified into groups or isles such as confectionary,
dairy, meats, laundry products and fresh fruit and vegetables.
Living things can also be classified into groups.
The Ancient Greeks used observation to classify living things
into two large groups animals and plants.
They then further classified each group into two subsequent
groups, and so on.
Classifying things like the Greeks did, into two groups, then
two alternate groups, and so on, is called a key.

THE ANCIENT GREEK KEY FOR LIVING

THINGS

ACTIVITY 1 (P. 78): CREATING A KEY

Create a key using this method of classification and add the following foods in the appropriate group:
Jelly babies
Freddo Frog
Kool mints
Caramel popcorn
Burger Rings
M&Ms
Butterscotch
Maltesers
Jelly Snakes
Mars Bar
Rice crackers
Crunchy bar
Beer nuts
Cherry Ripe
Nougat
Liquorice

ACITIVITY 2 (P. 78): CRITICAL

TASK
THINKING
Use the ancient
Greek method of
classifying animals to place the
animals in the list on page 76 into the
following key:

All living
things

Plants

Animals

Can you see any problems with this

classification method? Explain with
examples.

Animals
that live
on land

The animals listed on page 76 are:

Animals
that live
in water

Frog, snake, pine tree, magpie, spider, fern, worm,

mosquito, dolphin, bat, horse, rose, starfish, moss,
gumtree, fish, lizard, chicken, seaweed, sugar glider,
platypus.

Animals
that fly