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The lesson offers opportunities to explore ways to classify living things as well as characteristics which might be relevant, and how to address difficulties that may arise when trying to classify things in this way. The activity may be enhanced by the use of {{tag|ICT}} software (e.g. Picasa) but could be carried out with paper-based resources.  

The lesson presents a good opportunity for small {{tag|group work}} and some {{tag|inquiry}} into how we classify; and why some classification methods might be more useful, or more scientifically interesting than others. There is also a good opportunity to use different sorts of {{tag|questioning}}; to encourage pupils to question each other; to engage in peer {{tag|assessment}} and to focus {{tag|discussion}} on the {{tag|scientific method}} using key {{tag|vocabulary}}.