State Standard: Classification of Organisms Standard #1: Classify organisms into the currently recognized kingdoms according to characteristics that they share. Be familiar with organisms from each kingdom.
Major Learning Targets: -I can describe the characteristics of each of the four kingdoms of Eukarya -Plants/Plantae -Animals/Animalia -Protists/Protista -Fungi
-I can recognize the methods that protists use to move when I see them
Important skills: Students will be able to observe living protists using a microscope and identify their method of locomotion Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test: Onion Skin Lab- Create a slide in order to view the cell wall structure and write lab report Live protist lab-observe protists in action and identify which method of locomotion they are using. Lab report.
Resources: Prentice Hall Life Science Chapter 2 Sec 2 Classifying Organisms 42-49
Classification of Organisms
Standard #1: Classify organisms into the currently recognized kingdoms according to characteristics that they share. Be familiar with organisms from each kingdom.
Major Learning Targets:
-I can describe the characteristics of each of the four kingdoms of Eukarya
-Plants/Plantae
-Animals/Animalia
-Protists/Protista
-Fungi
-I can recognize the methods that protists use to move when I see them
Important skills:
Students will be able to observe living protists using a microscope and identify their method of locomotion
Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test:
Onion Skin Lab- Create a slide in order to view the cell wall structure and write lab report
Live protist lab-observe protists in action and identify which method of locomotion they are using. Lab report.
Resources:
Prentice Hall Life Science
Chapter 2
Sec 2 Classifying Organisms 42-49
Archaebacteria video
__http://youtu.be/ZskEUGRlqrI__
Protista video- Discovery Ed
__http://spsma.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3D84751E-23C5-4538-9090-2725EE7B64D6__
Animalia- Discovery Ed
__http://spsma.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/27A1FA54-CCE2-4E14-B4D8-F1537F33A14D__
Plantae- Discovery Ed
__http://spsma.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/4D12E164-BFE7-4056-AF93-FD2C0FB33932__
Fungi-Discovery Ed
http://spsma.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/FEEB7942-7AF2-455C-B589-35AA859DF4D1