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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Modern Classification Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify the four new kingdoms that were added to the original Linnaean taxonomy.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Taxonomy: The Importance of Classifying

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson used to introduce the topic of Taxonomy and the importance of classifying. Students will listen to a podcast about classifying every living thing on Earth. Students will then give some...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:5 Investigation 7 Classification Schemes

For Teachers 4th
Activity involves placing organisms into the correct classification.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 17.4 Plant Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the diversity of plants.
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TES Global

Tes: Spelling Activity Matrix: 42 Ideas for Your Weekly Spelling Words

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This matrix contains 42 spelling activities that are based on Bloom's Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels. The activities provide opportunities for each learning style.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Classifying Objects

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice using a type of classification system.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough site that provides a description of the characteristics of insects and then focuses on the insects of southeastern Michigan. Pictures, classification groupings, and sound clips of insects are included.
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Other

Pennsylvania Doe: Lesson Plan: Biological Levels of Organization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan that takes students through the process of organizing a set of biological picture cards according to levels of complexity.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: New Kingdoms

For Students 9th - 10th
Between 1866 and 1977, a total of four new kingdoms were added to the original plant and animal kingdoms identified by Linnaeus. The new kingdoms include Protista (protists), Fungi, Monera (eubacteria), and Archaea (archaebacteria)....
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Other

Alice Ferguson Foundation: Bridging the Watershed: Plant Identification

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive guide to identify plants based on their leaves. For each step, you are given two choices, and you continue down the branches until you discover a plant's name.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Classifying Organisms Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on classifying organisms.
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Other

Critical and Creative Thinking Bloom's Taxonomy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A simple site that gives concise definitions to critical thinking and creative thinking. Included are links to more resources about these thinking processes.
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Australian National Botanic Gardens

Australian Government: Types of Fungal Fruiting Bodies

For Students 9th - 10th
Boletes and polypores, coral and jelly fungi, stinkhorns, puffballs and birds nest fungi, stereoid and paint fungi, cup fungi, flask fungi, and truffle-like fungi are discussed in this comprehensive.
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Children's Museum

Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Frannie the Prenoceratops

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what a fossil named "Frannie" can tells us about a herbivorous dinosaur called the Prenoceratops, a cousin of Triceratops. View a taxonomy table, learn about this dinosaur's physical features, and interact with skeleton to learn...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: The 5 Significant Kingdoms of Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of the five kingdoms of living things - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Class Mammalia: Got Milk?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains general information about the class Mammalia and their unifying characteristics.
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Other

K 3 Learning Pages: Reptiles and Amphibians

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and discover more about reptiles and amphibians when you explore this awesome resource. This site is filled with useful links.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Wolf (Timber)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides basic information and photos of the Timber Wolf.
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Children's Museum

Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Baby Louie

For Students 9th - 10th
What do paleontologist's learn from a dinosaur fossil named "Baby Louie", a baby carnivorous dinosaur from an unknown species of Oviraptors? This site offers fossil photos, a taxonomy chart, and some theories as to what happened to Baby...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Greek Mythology: The Story of Arachne and Athena

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents the tragic story of Arachne--whose name has been lent to the taxonomy of spiders--and how she arrogantly challenged the goddess Athena to a tapestry-weaving contest.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Praying Mantis

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough site provides a number of facts about the praying mantis along with examples of interesting behaviors the mantis exhibits. For instance, did you know that the female usually eats the male after or during mating?
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The BIG zoo

The Big zoo.com: Queensland Koala

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features some fascinating facts about these interesting creatures from down under. Provides a physical description, information on diet, habitat, social structure as well as reproduction.
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Other

The Domains and Kingdoms of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a description of the history behind the 5 Kingdom system suggested by Robert Whittaker. An extensive list of resources is included.