Scientific Names

• Biology
• 6th Grade

What is classification?

What are two things you learned in the video?

What are the two parts of a scientific name?

Why do the common names of organisms like daisy or mountain lion often cause problems for scientists?

The scientific name of the sugar maple is Acer saccharum. What does each part of the name designate?

Identify the picture on the screen

1. Class Insecta
2. Order Scorpiones
3. Order Araneae
4. Order Amblypygi

Classification Into Project

Choose an organism.  Classify it according to the Linnean classification system.  Include a picture of the organism.  Its common name.  Its scientific name.  

Example...