About the
Animal Classification
Lesson

Summary
Students will learn how the Scientific Classification of animals works.

Lesson Objectives
• Learning the different classification of animals.
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Learning which animals are similar and different in classification.

Suggested Grades
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Lesson Excerpt
All animals have a scientific classification. From the largest to most specific these are:
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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