Science

This week in science, we had a day off so, we had a shorter week.

On tuesday, we started looking at teh documertries.  I learnt that one of the things that make us is bipetilism. Thi sis when we could walk upright on both legs.

Then we also discussed the way we are classified. This is how we classify things/species

categories: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

There is a simple pneumonic that can help students remember the organization of nature:Kangaroos Play Cellos, Orangutans Fiddle, Gorillas Sing.

If we take a Ring-tailed Lemur, we can trace it through the hierarchy of nature, taxonomy as follows, it belongs to:

The Animal …Kingdom 
sharing with all other members of this group the need to feed on organic matter (unlike plants which can create energy using light and minerals)

The Chordate (or vertebrate) … Phylum 
sharing with all other members of this group of animals, a back bone with a hollow nerve chord

The Mammal … Class
sharing with all other members of this group of vertebrates, the ability to feed their offspring on milk and having a body covering which includes fur

The Primate … Order
Sharing with all other members of this group of mammals, a thumb that can be opposed to the other digits, binocular vision and various more broadly defined characteristics (including high intelligence, relatively long maturation period for the young, dental similarities, tendency for complex social organization, and generally bearing one or two young)

The Lemuridae … Family
Sharing with other members of this group of primates, a slightly longer nose, smaller brain, long slender limbs, a tail, more specific dental features including the grooming comb formed by the lower incisor and canine teeth

The Lemur … Genus 
Sharing with other members of this group of lemurs, scent marking methods, vocalizations, aspects of social structure and overall body shape

The Ring-tailed Lemur … Species

I have to cite this: http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/curriculums/lemurs-4.cfm

Just like that, we are classified live this:

 Kingdom: Animalia  
                Phylum: Chordata                  Class: Mammalia                  Order: Primates                  Family: Hominidae                  Genus:  Homo                  Species: sapiens  So, we are classified as Homo Sapins. Thi s is the most dynamic way of saying what we are.