Teaching overview
Learning points
- A species is a class of organism that can breed with others in the same class to produce fertile offspring.
- We classify living things into similar groups so that scientists can study and understand them more easily.
- A scientific name is made out of two Latin words and sorts the organism into a genus and a species.
Curriculum keywords
- Classification
- Animals
- Culture
Read the story
On the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter series, we look at species named after JK Rowling’s creations.
Share with students
Spark a discussion
- What is a species?
- Why do we classify living things?
- What is the process for giving something a scientific name?
Twig Science: A Complete Pre-K–8 Program for the NGSS
Immersive Investigations with High-Quality Multimedia
- Investigating, designing, building, and understanding phenomena
- Hands-on, digital, video, and print investigations
- Synchronous/asynchronous distance learning