7th Grade Integrated Science Name______

Title: Naming Jelly Beans

Introduction: Scientists use classification keys to find names for living things. In this activity you will use a key to find names for jelly beans. A key starts with numbered choices. As you decide on the characteristics of the bean, you move through the key. Remember to always start with number one and then go where it directs you. The great thing about this activity is: You get to eat the jelly beans and see if you have correctly named them!

Materials: 15 jelly beans in a cup, bean key

Procedure: 1. Look on the back of this paper for the jelly bean key. 2. Pick a bean to start with and list the numbers you follow to identify the bean. Always start with #1. Fill in the numbers in the data as you go. 3. When you get to a description for the flavor of the bean, eat it. Write down if you think it tastes like the description. 4. Make up a scientific name for the bean. It must have 2 words that sound Latin or Greek. The first word is capitalized the second is not. The name should be underlined or written in italics. Example: Lemonus tastius for the lemon flavored bean.

Prediction: How many (out of 15) beans will you correctly identify?

Data: Brief description of Numbers you Flavor Scientific name bean followed

Conclusion: How many Correct? 1. Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink…go to 2 Purple, Green, Blue………. go to 20 18. Regular or light pink….. 19 Black, brown, tan, white…….go to 29 Dark Pink w/red spots…. Strawberry Daiquiri

2. Yellow or orange…………..3 19. Pink…………………. Cotton Candy Pink or red………………….12 Light pink……………. Bubble gum Pale pink w/red spots… Candy Cane 3. Yellow………………………4 20. Blue or Purple………. 21 Orange……………………..7 Green………………….. 26

4. Solid Yellow………………..5 21. Purple………………. 22 Yellow with brown spots…Banana Blue………………….. 25

5. Bright yellow……………… Lemon 22. Regular Purple or lavendar..23 Light or Pale Yellow………6 Dark or blackish purple… 24 Dark Purple w/spots…… 25 6. Light Yellow………………. Pina Colada Pale Yellow………………. Pineapple 23. Purple……………….. Grape Pale Yellow/yellow spots.. Buttered popcorn Lavendar……………. Island Punch

7. Solid Orange……………. 8 24. Dark Purple……….. Boysenberry Orange with spots……… 11 Blackberry purple…. Blackberry Purple w/spots……..Wildberry 8. Bright Orange…………… 9 Light or pale orange……. 10 25. Blue………………. Blueberry Light blue………… Ice Blue mint 9. Orange orange…………. Orange Bright Blue……….. Sour Grape Apricot orange…………. Apricot 26. Solid Green……….. 27 10. Pale orange…………… Tangerine Green w/red spots…. Watermelon Light orange…………. Cantaloupe Creamy Orange………… Orange Sherbet 27. Deep Emerald Green. Jalapeno Orange, Red………….. Sour Orange Light or pale green…. 28 Green green…………Green Apple 11. Orange w/pink spots…… MaiTai Light Bright Green…. Sour Apple Orange w/red spots……. Peach 28. Light Green………… Lemon Lime 12. red……………………….. 13 Pale Green…………. Chocolate Mint pink………………………. 17 Green w/spots……… Totally mint Green w/light spots…. Juicy Pears 13. Solid Red…………………14 Dark Red w/Brown……….Cranberry 29. Brown or Tan……….. 30 Black or white…………. 36 14. Bright Red………………..15 Dark Red…………………16 30. Solid shade of Brown or tan.. 31 Light tan w/brown spots….Toasted Marshmellow 15. Red……………………… Very Cherry Brownish Red………….. Cinnamon 31. Brown………………… 32 Ruby Red………………. Red Punch Tan……………………… 35

16. Dark Red……………….. Raspberry 32. Light or Regular brown… 33 Dark Cinnamon Red….. Cinnamon Apple Dark Brown………… 34 Red w/white spots……… Sizzling Cinnamon 33. Brown ………………… Chocolate Puddling 17. Solid Pink…………….. 18 Light brown…………Root Beer Pink w/yellow spots….. Pink Grapefruit Pink w/colored spots….. Tutti-Fruiti 34. Dark Brown…………… Chocolate Fudge Dark Coffee Bean…… Coffee Bean 36. White…………………… 37 Black…………………… Licorice 35. Tan……………………… Peanut Butter Dark Tan………………… Butterscotch 37. Bright White…………… Coconut Pale white……………… Crème Soda White w/brown spots……Marshmellow