Taxonomy

This page includes links to resources to go along with my Taxonomy Unit! Find the Taxonomy Unit and other nature-based learning materials in my Shop!

1.) Additional free lesson plans, printables, and activities (includes external links)

• Taxonomy lessons from the University of Arizona (6th-8th grade)
• Classification systems from the National Park Service (6th-8th grade)
• Dichotomous Keys from the National Park Service (6th-8th grade)
• Biological classification with Khan Academy
• Kingdoms of life video from PBS (elementary school)
• New England Primate Conservancy’s Dichotomous Key lesson with lemurs
• Louisiana Sea Grant’s Dichotomous Key lesson with shells
• How to read a cladogram from the American Museum of Natural History
  

2.) References (external links)

These include reference websites, books, and materials I used to research and fact-check the information within the unit, as well as websites you may find helpful when gathering background information on this unit’s topic. Use the links below to enjoy the wealth of information these references have to offer!

• Hilliard, V. K, Whitenack, L. B., & Ryerson, B. (2025). Comparative Vertebrate and Human Anatomy: Ecology, Evolution, and Function. PALNI Open Press. https://doi.org/10.59319/YHFP2525
• Clark, M.A., Douglas, M., Choi J.,(2018). Biology 2e. Open Stax. Available: https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e
• Paleontological Research Institution (2025). Digital Atlas of Ancient Life. Available: https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/
• U.C. Berkley (n.d.). Understanding Evolution. Available: https://evolution.berkeley.edu/
• Oregon State University (n.d.) Scientific Plant Names (binomial nomenclature). Available: https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/scientific-plant-names-binomial-nomenclature

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