CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS PATHFINDER GENERAL INFORMATIONb NAME: Christina Jaynes SCHOOL: Miamisburg High School WORKSHOP LOCATION: Centerville CRC TITLE OF COMPANION ACTION PLAN: Classification of Organisms GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 CURRICULUM/SUBJECT AREA: Science/Biology SPECIFIC SUBJECT: Classification CONTENT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION (SUMMARY) This pathfinder is designed to help you find information to help you classify organisms. You will be given a list of organisms to classify as completely as you can listing the Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species. DEWEY DECIMAL NUMBERS The Dewey Decimal System is used by most school and public libraries. If you visit a public library and want to browse for materials you should look under these general numbers: 570 Life Sciences Biology 571 Plants 572 Animals SUBJECT HEADINGS When searching in any type of electronic catalog, you may want to look under the following subject headings: Biology Botany b Classification Plants Animals The specific names of the plants or animals CONTENT CATEGORIES PRINT SOURCES Reference Books R 574 SYN Synopsis and classification of living organisms. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1982. R 590 IIL Illustrated encyclopedia of the animal kingdom. New York:Grolier, c1995. R 591 COM The complete encyclopedia of the animal world. London:Octopus Books, c1980. R 591.03 GRZ Grizimekbs animal life encyclopedia. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., c1994. R 599 MOR Mammals. Danbury, CT:Grolier, c2003. R 598 BIR Birds. Danbury, CT:Grolier, c2993. Books (Non-Fiction) 574.5 KRI A field guide to eastern forests, North America by John C. Kricher. Boston:Houghton Mifflin Co., c1988. 579 LIN Invertabrate animals collection and preservation. London: Cambridge University Press, c1979. 580 MAB The plant book by D.J. Mabberley. London:Cambridge University Press, c1997. 580.12 GRE The plant kingdom:a guide to plant classification and biodiversity by Theresa Greenaway. New York: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c2000. 581 PRI Being a plant by Laurence P. Pringle. New York:Crowell, c1983. 581.6 JOR A guide to wild plants: the edible and poisonous species of the Northern Hemisphere by Michael Jordon. London : Millington, c1996. 581.6 PET A field guide to edible wild plants of Eastern and Central North America by Lee Peterson. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, C1998. 582 SPR Flowering plants : evolution and classification of higher categories. New York : Springer-Verlag, c1977. 582.13 PET A field guide to wildflowers :northeastern and northcentral North America by Roger Peterson. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1988. 582.13 STO The lives of plants by Doris Stone. New York : Scribner c1988. 591.5 PET The encyclopedia of animal ecology by D.M. Peter. New York : Facts on File, c1987. 595.7 BLA How to know the insects by Roger G. Bland. Dubuque, IA : W.C. Brown, c1998. 596 WHY The animal kingdom : a guide to vertegrate classification and biodiversity by Kathryn Whyman. New York : Raintree Steck-Vaugh, c2000. INFOHIO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES b Access Science WEB SITES (FOR STUDENTS) Sea World Busch Gardens Animal Information Database b This site contains classification information on the animals that live at Sea World National Center for Biotechnology Information b Detailed classification information The Animal Diversity Web b A collection of information and pictures about animals. The Tree of Life b A collaborative Internet project containing information about various organisms Audubon Online Field Guides b Includes guides for amphibians, birds, butterflies, fishes, insects, mammals, reptiles, seashells, seashore creatures, spiders, trees and wildflowers. The Virtual Zoo b Species classification and facts about animals