Biodiversity

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Biodiversity

• Classification Activity
• Survey of Modern Kingdoms Engagement

2
Background

• Based on the Summer Training Program
  classification activity, shortened to 45 min.
• Basic characteristics of organisms can be used as
  a basis to divide them into different groups
• Compare modern kingdoms to students systems

3
Materials

• Organism specimens, living and dead
• Examples
• Leaves
• Shells
• Potted Plants
• Termites
• Frog and/or Tadpoles

• Large Newsprint
• Markers
• (Optional) Textbooks or other source of
  literature classification system.

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Activity Highlights

• Groups of 2 or 3 students observe 10 or more
  specimens placed at different stations around the
  room
• Groups create rules to divide organisms into
  different groups
• Using the rules, students draw out their own
  classification system on the newsprint, using
  some of the organisms as models for each category

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Activity Highlights (2)

• After short presentation of each system, Teacher
  presents modern kingdoms and some rules used to
  separate them
• Time permitting, students can contribute using
  resources in a group discussion
• Fellow leads short discussion on advantages and
  disadvantages of students systems and literature
  system.
• Practical versus evolutionary relationships
• Importance of Scientific community