| Author | Amanda Hughes, St Mary's District School, Tasmania |
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| Nature of the inquiry problem |
Students are given an assessment that comprises of short tasks that allow them to explore the importance of taxonomy and having a universal system to identify all living things around the world. This allows the students to explore the concept throughout the assessment, exploring open ended questions. |
| Suitable year levels and subject areas |
Year 7 Australian Curriculum |
| Curriculum links |
Classification helps organise the diverse group of organisms (ACSSU111) Scientific knowledge has changed people's understanding of the world and its refines as new evidence becomes available (ACSHE119) Scientific knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures (ACSHE223) Communicate ideas, findings and evidence-based solutions to problems using scientific language, and representations, using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS133) |
| Learning Objectives |
Students will:
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| Student Learning Outcomes* |
At the end of the lesson sequence students will:
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| Format |
Work booklet, research (collaborative or individual) |
| Assessment outcomes |
Informal, formative assessment is built into this week long investigation. |
| Information and communications technology (ICT) |
Embedded videos and web links. |
Acknowledgment
© The Importance of Taxonomy (created by Amanda Hughes) (2018) Copyright owned by Department of Education, Tasmania. Except as otherwise noted, this work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/