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Students create a power point presentation of one of the phylum within the animal kingdom. They work in groups of two. Students show information gained during study of the animal kingdom unit as well as knowledge gained during lessons on PowerPoint, digital camera use, and scanning techniques.
In this taxonomy worksheet, students put groups of animals into their proper order, phylum, or class. Students determine relationships between groups of animals. This worksheet has 12 true or false, 17 fill in the blank, and 6 matching questions.
Fifth graders engage in a lesson that investigates the concept of a vertebrate. They create a class set of booklets that has information about different categories of vertebrates that encourages students to conduct research using a variety of resources.
Learners classify microfossils according to their physical characteristics. In this earth science lesson, students research about what phylum their fossil belong to. They prepare slides and write descriptions about them.
Biological taxonomy masters examine the five main classes under phylum chordata. Pupils compare and contrast the identifying characteristics of the various organisms. They explain why taxonomy is important in classifying organisms. You may find this resource disappointing as all it provides are a vague outline of the lessons, a copy of the slides from a PowerPoint presentation, and a substandard worksheet about bird varieties. The worksheet has typographical errors.
Fifth graders engage in a instructional activity that investigates the concept of characterizing different types of living things. They identify the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates along with the differences in the phyla for each group.
Learners explore the major characteristics of the major animal phyla. They describe adaptive features that have contributed to the success of animals on land. Students explain how primate evolution provides a context for understanding human origins. They participate in a game to match animals characteristics to their phylum or class.
In this animal classification worksheet, 9th graders explain how animals are many-celled organisms that must obtain food to survive. They also complete a chart for animal phyla characteristics, identifying each phylum, its common name and characteristics.
In this protists worksheet, 9th graders complete the table identifying several types of protists and matching the correct picture to them. Then they describe and name what phylum or class each protist belongs to.
In this snails worksheet, students respond to several questions about snails and their body functions. Students also answer questions based on how snails are classified according to how animals are classified by kingdom, phylum, and class.