Dear Grade 6 students:
Please complete the following webquest using the websites provided and the packet of work given to you. You must
complete all the assignments by Thursday, March , 2012. If you have any questions feel free to send me an email.
bullock@fem.org.pl
Please remember that you are in the library and therefore need to remember to whisper and remain quiet. Only use
the computers for research.
If you finish this assignment feel free to make corrections on any of your projects or complete a current event. Look at
the rubric on the wiki.
Planet, animal, or plant. Remember my grades must be done by next Monday.
You need to complete the following 3 TASKS:
Task 1: The history of classification.
Write a short summary 1-2 pages on the history of scientific classification. Make sure that you include a brief
introduction about carolus Linnaeus. Use the following resources to help you construct your essay. Remember to write
it in your own words. If you want to do it by answering question format you may. For example:
Who is Carolus Linnaeus? Write a summary using complete sentences.
Why is classification important? Write a summary using complete sentences
Etc. Make e that you develop good question if you use this format. You may use the questions given in the second
website.
Resources
Carolus Linnaeus
Classification of Living Things: Introduction
Task 2:
There are six kingdoms. Go to the Five Kingdoms of Living Things website and complete the worksheet titled “Super
Searches.” This will give you an overview of five of the six kingdoms (Archae is not discussed!).
After you have completed the Super Searches worksheet, try doing some simple classification. Try the Classifying
Critters website. When you have completed the activity, take what you have learned and complete the graphic
organizer, “Classify That.”
Five Kingdom of Living Things
Critters
TASK 3:
You have learned some basic information about the kingdoms. It is now time to learn more detail about kingdoms. Your
task is to research each kingdom and complete the Unlocking the Mysteries of the Kingdoms worksheet.
You may use the following resources to help you answer the questions.
Archaea (Kingdom)
Examples of Archaebacteria
What Are Archaea?
Kingdom Monera
Kingdom Monera II
Examples of Protozoans
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Protista II
Protista Fact Sheet (select open using Microsoft Word)
Common Characteristics of Fungi
Kingdom Fungi
The Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Plantae
Natural Perspective – the Plant Kingdom
Kingdom Animalia