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The Key to Classification
"The paths most traveled"
| Overview of this Course
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The Classification Inquiry Course Component
is designed to facilitate an inquiry-based approach to understanding
key concepts in the science of taxonomy. The activities included in
the Course Component allow students to develop an appreciation for
the rules governing taxonomy, as well as hands-on practice in using
dichotomous keys. |
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| Objectives: |
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The student is expected to:
(1) be able to apply taxonomic rules with an understanding of the
limitations inherent within taxonomy as a discipline,
(2) analyze the relationships among organisms and develop a model
of a hierarchical classification system based on similarities and
differences using taxonomic nomenclature, and
(3) collect and classify organisms at several taxonomic levels such
as species, phylum and kingdom using dichotomous keys. |
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| Overall Time Frame: |
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Approximately two, fifty-minute classes and 20
minutes of a third class. |
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