Topic: Taxonomy

Lesson Plan
Student: Ashwarya Ashleen Chand School: Vunimono High School

ID Number: S11171989 Subject: Biology

Program of study: BSCGCED Lesson duration : 1hr

Associate Teacher: Mrs. Anshul Karthik Class/Form/Year: 11

University Lecturer: Mrs. Makelesi Driu Date: 23/09/22

A brief summary of the lesson:

Taxonomic classification is a method of organizing different species of life on Earth. The

taxonomic classification system used by scientists is ranked, or hierarchical. This means that
the categories become more and more specific until the last level of species is reached.
‘Species’ is the most specific category for life on Earth. Different species are identified
by binomial nomenclature, which uses the last two taxonomic levels, genus, and species as
the identifier of the organism. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus is considered the father
of taxonomic classification and created the basis for the system scientists use today in the
1700s. Today, we use genetic information to classify organisms into taxonomic groups, but
Carolus Linnaeus originally used morphological features. Thus, as scientists have learned
more about life on Earth the original categories Linnaeus proposed needed to be edited and
new ones added.

Resources

Teacher Resources Student Resources

 Year 13 Biology for All  Lesson notes
 Lesson notes  Writing materials
 Interactive Board  Note book
Intended learning outcomes:

 Research and present on the history of the different classification systems

 Study the taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain and 6 kingdom system of
taxonomy
 Describe and explain the three characteristics used to place organisms into domains
 Lesson Plan:

Time allocation Concepts to be taught Teacher activity Student activity Assessment tasks
Lesson opening (5  Classification  Greet Students  Greet teacher  Prior knowledge
min) Importance  Take students’ knowledge on  Respond and participate tested through
the topic of the day; what they in discussion brainstorming.
know about classification.

Introduction of topic  Binomial  Introduce the topic  Listen attentively

(10 min) Nomenclature;  State the intended learning  Note down points
 Carl Linnaeus outcomes
 5 kingdom 1. Explain the contribution of Carl
system Linnaeus to Classification and
 Modern 6 Taxonomy
Kingdom 2. Explain the rules of writing the
System scientific names
 Rules for
writing
scientific
names
Discussion (20 min)  Domain- the highest,  Analyse the classification of  Listen attentively  Inquiry based
largest and broadest organisms into different  Take notes learning
taxonomy category- Kingdoms.  Participate in discussion  Pick random
followed by  Show videos on the five students to answer
kingdom, phylum, kingdoms of life for visual questions
class, order, family, learning and better
genus & species understanding.
(species being the
 most specific). The Video – The 5 Kingdoms in
three domains are Classification
bacteria, archaea &
eukarya
 Kingdoms of living
things:
 Kingdom
Monera
 Kingdom
Protista
 Kingdom
Fungi
 Kingdom
Plantae
 Kingdom
Animalia
Group/pair work (10  Review Exercise on  Students will be given  Participate in class  Group activity
min) the topic discussed questions on the board and they discussion and complete questions from
will work together as a class to assigned work textbook
answer those questions and  Clarify doubt if any.
discuss
Presentation of student  Students explain  Invite students to present their  Presentation of group  Class Discussion
work/Marking (5 min) their answers to the answers answers
class.
 Provide feedback and add on to  Take note of feedback
the discussion provided by teacher.
Conclusion & Link to  Summarize the topic  Recap the topic and analyse  Ask questions and seek  Homework – read
next lesson and briefly recap and  Clarify student doubts clarification through the next
go over the main topic.
(5 min) points
Self-evaluation:

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