Grade Six through Grade 12
What do sharks, sea dragons and starfish all have in common? Come school with us beneath the sea to practice classifying these marine animals and much more!
Standards Addressed by this Topic:
Life Science
Benchmark A (6-8)
Explain that the basic functions of organisms are carried out in cells and groups of specialized cells form tissues and organs; the combination of these cells make up multicellular organisms that have a variety of body plans and internal structures.
Grade Seven Indicator
1. Investigate the great variety of body plans and internal structures found in multi cellular organisms.
Benchmark E (9-10)
Explain how evolutionary relationships contribute to an understanding of the unity and diversity of life.
Grade 10 Indicator
12. Describe that biological classification represents how organisms are related with species being the most fundamental unit of the classification system. Relate how biologists arrange organisms into a hierarchy of groups and subgroups based on similarities and differences that reflect their evolutionary relationships.