STUDENT INFORMATION

Entrance event:

Is this a living thing?

Watch the video of new scientific discoveries.

What are these? Are they even alive? How will scientists decide if they are
and how will they then name them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLZ9jeTyjM

Driving question:

How can we as scientists, decide if a new discovery is a living thing

so that we can then classify and name them properly?
PBL TASKS

Through researching in your groups, brainstorming ideas and working together

you will complete the following tasks as a group, which will be submitted to your
teacher. The rubric for these tasks is attached.

There are individual benchmarks, which also need to be submitted to your

teacher. You will not be able to proceed to the next task until individual
benchmarks for all your group members have been met.

Task 1 - The 6 kingdoms of Classification

These can be presented in any form you choose ( e.g.Pic Collage , video, poster,
power point).
All living things are classified into one of 6 main kingdoms. Identify these
kingdoms, give the main characteristics of each kingdom and give specific
examples of organisms within each kingdom with images and names.

Task 2 – Information Report.

Your group is to submit an information report with each paragraph being
written by a different group member. The report is to be about the Linnaeus
system of classification. It must describe:
● what it is
● the levels of organisation within the system
● the concept of a species
● the binomial naming system.
The submitted piece of writing must have the structure of an information report
and its associated language features. Remember PALS!
You will be given scaffolds to help you.

Task 3 - Dichotomous Key

You will be given a series of photos of living things. Your task as a group is to
develop a dichotomous key to classify theses organisms out to individual level
and present the key in both Table form and tree form.