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Classification
Sometimes we need to separate
objects into groups that we recognise
This is called …
classification
Classification
In order to classify objects, you need to find
similarities and differences between them
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Animals
Joggers
People
Footballers
Try this one!
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Footballers
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Joggers
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People
Puppies
Animals
Dogs
Some harder ones...
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Puppies
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Animals ?
Dogs
Food Sandwiches
Cheese Salad
Sandwiches Sandwiches
Sandwiches Anyone?
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Food
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Sandwiches
Cheese Salad
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Sandwiches ?
Sandwiches
The
characteristic
in this case is
the
ability to fly
Which one doesn’t belong?
The lion doesn’t
belong because it is
has a mane
The
characteristic
in this case is
having a
mane
Which one doesn’t belong?
The spider doesn’t
belong because it is
has 8 legs
The
characteristic
in this case is
having
Everybody is correct! 8 legs
Classification Keys
• We would like to classify some objects
• It is best to look at one characteristic
at a time
• You can then split the objects into two
groups
• The best way to classify objects is to
use a classification key
• This is a device which gradually sorts
items into smaller and smaller groups
Confectionary
Look at these items of confectionary
Smarties
Nougat
Chocolate
health bar
almonds
Peanut
M&Ms
Jelly Jelly
beans babies
Peanut Chocolate
Maltesers Smarties
M&Ms almonds
Jelly Jelly
Maltesers Smarties
beans babies
Confectionary
Maltesers
Jelly beans
Peanut M&Ms
Smarties
Chocolate almonds
Jelly babies The following classification key can
Nougat health bar
Mixed nuts be used to sort them into groups.
Confectionary
It can then be used to identify them.
contains chocolate contains no chocolate
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Peanut
M&Ms ?
Smarties ?
Nougat
health bar ?
Jelly
babies
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Chocolate
almonds ?
Maltesers ?
Mixed nuts ?
Jelly
beans
More Things to Classify!
Leather shoe Plastic toy Cotton shirt Sea horse
Nylon tights Rose bush Dandelion Mouse
All things
Living Non-living
Rose?bush ?
Mouse ? shoe
Leather ? toy
Plastic
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Dandelion Sea?
horse ?shirt
Cotton Nylon?tights
Design a Key
On your worksheet, design a key which could be used to
separate the following people into 4 groups.
People
Boys Girls
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Brad ?
Gus ?
Sally ?
Molly
Design a Key
Brad Molly Sally Gus
People
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Brad ?
Sally ?
Gus ?
Molly
On the Planet Xenos, scientists
have developed a system of
classification which can be
Planet Xenos
described by the key below:
All things
Dishwashing
Ice cream Soap
liquid
Baked
Grapes Lemons
beans
Not Not
Fruit Liquid
Fruit Liquid
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Dishwashing
Soap
Not liquid
Small Large Frozen
frozen
? ? ? ?
Ice Baked
Grapes Lemons
cream beans
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