ACSSU111
Elaborations
- considering the reasons for classifying such as identification and communication
- grouping a variety of organisms on the basis of similarities and differences in particular features
- considering how biological classifications have changed over time
- classifying using hierarchical systems such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
- using scientific conventions for naming species
- using provided keys to identify organisms surveyed in a local habitat
- investigating classification systems used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and how they differ with respect to approach and purpose from those used by contemporary science
ScOT catalogue terms