Lesson Plan in Science 8

April 19 – 23, 2021

I. Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

a. define biodiversity;

b. create a timeline of the history of taxonomy; and

c. explain the importance of taxonomy.

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Biodiversity – Classification Schemes

References:

a. Breaking Through Science 8 by Baguio, Mañosa & Santisteban-Cook; pp.

534-540

b. https://bit.ly/3twG3mW

c. https://bit.ly/3gkaAAI

III. Materials:

a. Powerpoint
b. Pictures
c. Google Form

IV. Procedures:
A. Motivation:

The teacher will show pictures of different organisms by pair and will make the

students guess the organism, and the students will be asked to differentiate the two

organisms.

The teacher will ask the following questions:

a. What are the two organisms?

b. What makes the first organism different from the other?

c. How do these organisms contribute to each other?

B. Presentation:

The teacher will start presenting the lesson using the powerpoint presentation.

C. Discussion:

The teacher will start the discussion on Biodiversity – Classification Scheme.

The diversity of species on Earth is amazing. To date, there are more than 1.9

million species that have been discovered and named while scientists think that

there are millions more to be discovered and identified.

The term biodiversity was introduced in 1988 by an evolutionary biologist Edward

Osborne Wilson.

Biodiversity represents the number of species in an area.

Bio = Life Diversity = Variety

The disappearing species around the world and the need to conserve then

attracted great public attention.

Extinction is a process that happens when an entire species permanently

disappears from the biosphere due to the death of the species’ last member.

Species is a genetically distinctive population that share a common gene pool and

capable of interbreeding and producing offspring.

Species does not mean that all individual members of a species are precisely alike.

The final criterion for classifying species is always reproduction.

You have probably seen a mule, which is the offspring of a female horse and a

male donkey. Mules are sterile, meaning they can't produce offspring. So, even

though the horse and donkey successfully reproduced, their offspring can't

reproduce. Therefore, the parents are separate species

Classification of Organisms
Systematics is a branch in biology concerned with the study of biological diversity

and its classification. Often these studies involved describing new species and

placing organisms into groups (taxa) based on varying degrees of complexity and

relatedness. The assignment of distinctive name to each species is called

nomenclature.

History of Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the science of naming and classifying organisms

based on their similarities.

Carolus Linnaeus is the first person to formulate and adhere to a uniform system

for defining and naming the world's plants and animals. He is also regarded as the

Father of Taxonomy.
 Phylogeny
Phylogeny is a part of the science of systematics that shows the genetic

relationship among organisms. It is based on the evidence that all living things are

related by common descent. Traditionally, biologists use phylogenetic trees to

show the history and relatedness of organisms.

The Phylogenetic tree based on rRNA data showing Woese's three-domain system

A phylogenetic tree can be read like a map of evolutionary history. Many

phylogenetic trees have a single lineage at the base representing a common

ancestor.

D. Application:

Direction: The teacher will ask the students to unscramble the letter to guess the

correct answer to the questions.

1. He is the first person to formulate and adhere to a uniform system for defining

and naming the world's plants and animals.

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2. It is a genetically distinctive population that share a common gene pool and

capable of interbreeding and producing offspring.

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3. It represents the number of species in an area.

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4. It is a process that happens when an entire species permanently disappears from

the biosphere due to the death of the species’ last member.

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5. It is a branch in biology concerned with the study of biological diversity and its

classification.

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6. It is the science of naming and classifying organisms based on their similarities.

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 7. It is a part of the science of systematics that shows the genetic relationship

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8. It refers to the assignment of distinctive name to each species.

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Answer key:
1. Carolus Linnaeus 5. systematics
2. species 6. taxonomy
3. biodiversity 7. phylogeny
4. extinction 8. nomenclature

E. Generalization:

a. What is biodiversity?

b. What is a species?

IV. Skills, Values, and Attitudes:

a. What is the importance of naming and classifying organisms?

V. Evaluation:

Google form will be used for the quiz.

Part I

Direction: Read the questions carefully and select the correct answer.

1. It is the final criterion in classifying species.

A. Reproduction
B. Replication
C. DNA
D. Relatedness

2. He is the father of taxonomy.

A. Edward Osborne Wilson
B. Herbert Copeland
C. Robert Whittaker
D. Carolus Linnaeus

3. It is used by biologists to show the history and relatedness of organisms.

A. systematics
B. taxonomy
C. Phylogeny
D. classification

4. He is an evolutionary biologist who introduced the term Biodiversity in 1988.

A. Edward Osborne Wilson
B. Ernst Haeckel
C. Edouard Chatton
D. Thomas Cavalier - Smith

5. It represents the number of species in an area.

A. species
B. biodiversity
C. extinction
D. systematics

Answer key:
 1. A
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B

VII. Assignment:
Make a timeline of the history of classification of living things. (20 pts.)
Example of timeline:

Rubric for Timeline

Guidelines 5 4 3 2
Creativity Creatively and Creatively Designed Timeline is
neatly and neatly using colors. messy with
designed using designed few colors.
colors and using colors.
multiple
media.
 Information There are 8 or There are 7 There are 5-6 There are
more events events listed. events listed. few events
listed. listed.
Organization All events are Most events Some events Many events
labeled neatly are labeled are labeled are not
and in neatly and in and in labeled nor in
chronological chronological chronological chronological
order. order. order. order.
Presentation Student is Student is Student is Student is
well-prepared prepared and familiar with not prepared
and familiar with timeline and is not
knowledgeable timeline events. familiar with
about timeline events. timeline
events. events.
Final Points
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Prepared by: April 4, 2021

Maricris R. Ranara
Student Teacher

Checked by:

Ms. Hazel Mae Cabalida

Cooperating Teacher