Hardware Cladogram
Project Description: We found about 72 tiny fossils! Each of the "fossils" was a piece of hardware, like screws and washers, given to us by our teacher. For this project, however, we temporarily removed that classification; instead, we saw them as organisms that lived long ago. Taking the role of paleontologists blessed with a multitude of fossilized organisms, we began the next step-- species organization.
To do this, be began by lining them up based on similar traits to show how they could have evolved. Next, we listed the traits from most to least common. We made a diagram to group them based on traits. This is called classification by taxonomy. Each of our taxonomic groups were:
Domain- Eukaria
Kingdom- Animalia
Phyllum- Curves
Classes- Round Base, U-shape, Rectangular Base
Orders- No Hole Through Center, Hole Through Center
Families- Metal/Sharp End/Smooth, Metal/No End, Metal/Flat End, Metal/Sharp End/Threads, Metal and Complete Circle, Metal and Broken Circle, Plastic
Then, we gave each organism a unique Latin name based on subtle similarities and differences in characteristics. Each name consists of a genus and species. Meanwhile, we made a rough draft of a cladogram, a diagram that organizes each organism based on common attributes. Lastly, we made a final draft of the cladogram. Each stage is pictured in the slideshow directly below. Lastly, we justified our work by writing an explanation for how and why each species came to be through evolution. This report is attached below if you'd like to read it. The third attachment below is the slideshow we used to accompany the evolution story during the presentation in class.
To do this, be began by lining them up based on similar traits to show how they could have evolved. Next, we listed the traits from most to least common. We made a diagram to group them based on traits. This is called classification by taxonomy. Each of our taxonomic groups were:
Domain- Eukaria
Kingdom- Animalia
Phyllum- Curves
Classes- Round Base, U-shape, Rectangular Base
Orders- No Hole Through Center, Hole Through Center
Families- Metal/Sharp End/Smooth, Metal/No End, Metal/Flat End, Metal/Sharp End/Threads, Metal and Complete Circle, Metal and Broken Circle, Plastic
Then, we gave each organism a unique Latin name based on subtle similarities and differences in characteristics. Each name consists of a genus and species. Meanwhile, we made a rough draft of a cladogram, a diagram that organizes each organism based on common attributes. Lastly, we made a final draft of the cladogram. Each stage is pictured in the slideshow directly below. Lastly, we justified our work by writing an explanation for how and why each species came to be through evolution. This report is attached below if you'd like to read it. The third attachment below is the slideshow we used to accompany the evolution story during the presentation in class.