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Essential Question:
What is classifying?
VOCABULARY:
Classification
Dichotomous Key
Objectives:
1. You will be able to explain why classification
systems are important.
2. You will be able to demonstrate your
understanding with a dichotomous key.
How many different types of music
are there?
Rap, classic 
Country, heavy metal 
Rock, dance 
Hip hop, childrens
Could you imagine shopping at a
music store which did not
separate their CDs by type?
Or artist
But just left them in a pile!
IMAGINE:
Shopping at a shoe store where boys,
girls, men, womens and kids shoes
were all mixed together?
Would it work?
Would you go back?
How are shoe stores typically classified?
Why do Scientists Classify?
To make things easier
To groups things
Classification:
1. organization into groups or categories.
2. Categorization of a population by common
characteristics which the population has or
does not have.
3. Make sure characteristics are observations
and not inferences !
INSECTS
INSECTS
Those with
wings
Those without
wings
Two Group
System:
Dichotomous
Key
INSECTS
Those with
wings
Those without
wings
Two Group
System:
Dichotomous
Key
Animals
Animals
Animals
WITH 4 legs
Animals
NOT 4 legs
Animals
Animals
WITH 4 legs
Animals
NOT 4 legs
Animals
Animals
with 4 legs
Animals NOT
with 4 legs
Has a Tail
No Tail
Has wings
No wings
Dichotomous
Key
2 Groups
2 Levels
Animals
Animals
with 4 legs
Animals with
2 legs
Has a Tail
No Tail
Has
wings No wings
Dichotomous
Key
2 Groups
2 Levels

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