Difference between revisions of "Classify (Science)"
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===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| − | To '''classify''' is to put objects into groups with similar properties. | + | To '''classify''' is to put objects into groups with similar [[Property|properties]]. |
: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Classification''' | : Singular [[Noun]]: '''Classification''' | ||
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===About Classification=== | ===About Classification=== | ||
| − | When we put things in groups we are '''classifying''' them. We put things in groups because it helps us organise the world. | + | : When we put things in groups we are '''classifying''' them. |
| + | : We put things in groups because it helps us organise the world. | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
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|A student '''classified''' animals by the sounds they made. | |A student '''classified''' animals by the sounds they made. | ||
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| + | ==Key Stage 2== | ||
| + | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | To '''classify''' is to put [[Object|objects]], [[Material|materials]] and [[Alive|living things]] into groups with similar [[Feature|features]] or [[Property|properties]]. | ||
| + | ===About Classification=== | ||
| + | : '''Classification''' helps us organise the world into meaningful groups. If I wanted to make a sword I might use [[Iron]], but if I didn't have any [[Iron]] I couldn't make a sword out of brick, so I would look for another [[material]] that is '''classified''' as a '[[metal]]' because it has similar [[Property|properties]] to [[Iron]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:08, 10 August 2018
Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
To classify is to put objects into groups with similar properties.
About Classification
- When we put things in groups we are classifying them.
- We put things in groups because it helps us organise the world.
Examples
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| A builder classifies their bricks by colour and puts them into piles. | A child classified their blocks by shape and colour and arranged them in rows and columns. | A student classified animals by the sounds they made. |
Key Stage 2
Meaning
To classify is to put objects, materials and living things into groups with similar features or properties.