It's alive, but what is it? Protists share similarities with plants, animals, and fungi without being classified as any of those three. Learn more about protists and the kingdom fungi with a short presentation. It describes the parts of each and the methods of reproduction among other fun facts.

Concepts

protists, fungi, taxonomy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Display additional pictures of a variety of protists and fungi
• Share a video of an amoeba eating

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of living versus non-living, fungi, cells, and taxonomy

Pros

• Allows for editing to fit your needs
• Works well in traditional or flipped classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4