Welcome to 5th Grade Science! So far, the students have learned the difference between living things (organisms) and non-living things. They have also learned about classification/taxonomy. In the taxonomy of living things they have learned there are five distinct kingdoms, the characteristics of those kingdoms, and some examples of organisms in each kingdom. The students have also learned about the history of taxonomy and more specifically about the creator of the modern day taxonomy system, Carlus Linnaeus.
In October, they will continue to explore the 5 kingdoms and learn more specific information about taxonomy. They will continue to learn more about Carlus Linnaeus. They will do an investigation about mold in class, learning how to create a lab report while completing the investigation.
A website good for students to explore regarding classification is:
The National Zoo website
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandasforkids/classification/classification.htm
More information about Carolus Linnaeus
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/biographies/linnaeus/index.html
More information about Carolus Linnaeus
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/biographies/linnaeus/index.html
Enjoy!
Mrs. Baier
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