Grades 4-8: Pest Taxonomy Lesson Plan
During the first session of this two-session Pest Taxonomy lesson plan, students use the different species represented in the PestWorldforKids.org’s “Pest Guide” section to learn how living things are grouped together according to the characteristics they share. Students then work in small groups to construct a taxonomy chart for the species represented in the “Pest Guide” and discover how classical taxonomy helps the scientific community organize the natural world.
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- Download the handout "Classification Sort" (99k PDF document)
Correlations with National Standards
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Life Science Content Standard C: As a result of activities in grades K – 4, all students should develop understanding of: The characteristics of organisms
Life Science Content Standard C: As a result of activities in grades 5 – 8, all students should develop understanding of: Structure and function in living systems.
- Students use the “Pest Guide” section of the PestWorldforKids.org web site to identify a pest’s basic needs, its anatomy and impact on the home environment.
