Process
Day 1
a. Each one of you should choose one of the following. Click on the word to see the pictures:
b. What kingdom, phylum, class and order does your picture belong to? Here are some links to help you:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/classification_1.shtml
http://dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/
http://mclibrary.nhmccd.edu/taxonomy/taxonomy.html
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/biology/biology-summary.htm
c. Complete the Species Template with the information about your species. Next, search in the Internet so as to label the parts of your species on the Anatomy Template.
Day 2
Draw the life cycle of your species in the Life Cycle Template 1.
Explain all the process and make sure you learn as much about your animal/plant as possible. Fill in the Life Cycle Template 2.
Maritime pine:
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/BotanicalSciences/PlantReproduction/CONIFERS/Conifers.htm http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/gym3.htm http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/biglist_framegymno.htm http://www.conifers.org/pi/index.htm http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp30/30020.html http://www.arborday.org/kids/carly/lifeofatree/
Monarch butterfly:
http://www.midgefrazel.net/monarch0.html http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/monarch.htm http://www.thebutterflysite.com/biology.shtml http://www.learner.org/jnorth/search/Monarch.html
Copepod:
http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/zoomorphology/Biologyintro.html http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/crust/copbiol.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepod
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/W3732E/w3732e0t.htm
Day 3
You will team up and will tell your partners about your animal/plant. Once you have finished, listen to your partners and complete the Species, Anatomy and Life Cycle Templates.
Day 4
In your team again, think of ways to present the information about the three species in the class wiki. Take into account that the information you include in the wiki will be read and avaluated by your classmates. Include some pictures that make it easier to understand.
Day 5
Look at the Wiki and avaluate the work your partners have introduced. Use the Wiki Rubric. Next, start preparing a Power Point Presentation for next day including the three stories. Since your partners in the class will evaluate your presentation, make sure it is attractive and relevant enough.
Day 6
You will present a Power Point to the rest of the class. Use the Oral Presentation Rubric in the Evaluation section to avaluate your classmates.