Kingdoms of Life

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Kingdoms of Life

• Biology
• R-HHS
• Pam Dunnavant

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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.

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Essential Question..

• WHAT IS LIFE?

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Before we begin..
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Unit Questions..
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• 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?

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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.

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Project Assessment
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Getting started.

• 1. Students complete KWLS rubric.
• 2. Students complete Teach a Critter about
  Life section of project (handout 1 and 2).

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Students critter pictures grouped by kingdom
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Research and PowerPoint Rubric Assessment
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Using SharePoint

• Find all assessments on my page
• Upload your power point to my page

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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.