Taxonomy Project Due Thursday!

Reminder!  Taxonomy Project Due Thursday, April 3rd! 

Instructions can be found on the left side of your screen under "Class Information"

Classification Review - Homework 3/31/14

Due Tuesday, 4/1/14

Six Kingdoms of Classification

Taxonomy Research

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/


http://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/

http://lib.colostate.edu/wildlife/atoz.php 

http://www.planetwildlife.com/information/species

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/

These are some websites to get you started.  Remember to look for reliable sources! 

Reliable means: 

• No Wikipedia
• No Question Answering websites (ex. Ask.com, About.com)
• No Personal websites (ex.  Susie's "I Love Dogs" page)
• Yes to zoo websites
• Yes to university websites (.edu)
• Yes to government websites  (.gov)
• Yes to reputable organizations (ex.  National Wildlife Federation)

When you finish, look for ideas or pictures for designing your project (no printing though) - then, you can play games

7 Layers of Classification Game 

coolmath-games.com.

New Unit - Classification

We recently began a new unit on Classification.  This unit will include:  The 6 kingdoms, taxonomy, protists, and fungi. 

Students will have a "mini-project" during this unit that we will begin working on in class tomorrow.  More information about project to come.

Did You Know How You Born? HD + Full Version

Neuron Modeling

On Monday, 3/3, Students created their own neuron models using a variety of household supplies:  Play-Doh, straws, pipe cleaners, toothpicks, beads, and yarn.  Students labeled the major parts of the neuron and traced the direction of the impulse.