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Title: Kingdoms of Life


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Kingdoms of Life
  • Biology
  • R-HHS
  • Pam Dunnavant

2
Unit Summary
  • Students will investigate organisms from the
    six kingdoms of life. They will compare and
    contrast organisms from each kingdom including
    cell structure, nutrition, reproduction, habitat
    and their role in the environment. They will
    present an oral project presentation to include a
    photo journal. Students progress will be
    continually assessed on a formative and summative
    basis.

3
Essential Question..
  • WHAT IS LIFE?

4
Before we begin..
5
Unit Questions..
.
  • How do humans compare to the
  • other five kingdoms of living
  • organisms?
  • What is the biological and
  • ecological importance of each
  • kingdom?
  • How are the six kingdoms of life related?
  • What other organisms have not yet been
    discovered?

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Content Questions....
  • Which organisms are multicellular or unicellular?
  • Is the organism a eukaryote or prokaryote?
  • How does the organism obtain nutrients?
  • How does the organism reproduce?
  • What is the role of the organism in the
    environment?
  • Identify the phylum, class order, family, genus,
    species and common name of organisms?

7
7 Day Project Checklist.
  • Day 1- Teacher introduction to Kingdoms of Life.
    Students complete KWLS rubric.
  • Students complete Teach a Critter
    about Life section of project (handout 1 and
    2).
  • Day 2- Choose one animal and teacher assigns one
    organism from another kingdom of life to
  • research. Work in partners assigned
    by teacher. Each student completes a research
    sheet.
  • Research the animal in computer lab and
    complete the animal section of research
  • worksheet (handout 3). Save two pictures of
    the animal in your project folder.
  • Begin Power Point using research. Be sure to
    site sources on last slide of Power Point
    (handout 4).
  • Day 3- Research organism from other kingdom and
    complete the section of your research
  • worksheet for the other organism
    assigned by the teacher (handout 3).
  • Continue to create a PowerPoint using
    research and pictures.
  • Day 4- Complete computer research and the
    research worksheet on organisms from both
  • kingdoms. Continue to work on Power
    Point Presentation.
  • Print pictures of the organisms to include the
    scientific names of each) you researched. Print
    both
  • pictures on one page to the library.
  • Day 5- Create a Venn diagram using the two
    organisms you researched (handout 5). Make a
  • Power Point slide illustrating the
    Venn diagram.
  • Make a five question quiz using
    information from your presentation.
  • Complete your project and upload to
    my SharePoint page (handout 6). Points deducted
    if uploaded after this day.

8
Project Assessment
9
Getting started.
  • 1. Students complete KWLS rubric.
  • 2. Students complete Teach a Critter about
    Life section of project (handout 1 and 2).

10
Students critter pictures grouped by kingdom
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Research and PowerPoint Rubric Assessment
12
Using SharePoint
  • Find all assessments on my page
  • Upload your power point to my page

13
Peer Assessment
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Project extension..
  • Design a 3-D theme park using
  • the kingdoms of life
  • Each section of the theme park would have
    elements of a particular kingdom of life.
  • Include places to eat, shop, rest, and rides that
    relate to each kingdom.
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