Colleen Snow
Lesson plans for Biology
Week 16, April 23-27, 2012
Unit 5-6: CLASSIFICATION
April 23
Today’s assignment: Dichotomous key worksheet
Activity: Read pp. 447-455
Vocabulary:
Taxonomy: classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name.
Binomial nomenclature : each species is assigned a two-part scientific name (developed by Carolus Linnaeus).
Genus: a group of closely related species.
Taxon: a group or level of organization, taxonomic category.
Family: genera that share many characteristics.
Order: a broad category that is composed of similar families.
Class: group composed of similar orders.
Phylum: composed of several different classes that share important characteristics.
Kingdom: Largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus’ taxonomy.
Evolutionary classification: grouping organisms together based on their evolutionary history.
Derived character: characteristics that appear in recent parts of a lineage, but not in older members.
Cladogram: a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.
Molecular clock: uses DNA comparisons to estimate the length of time that two species have been evolving independently.
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: Objectives:
At the end of this lesson (CLASSIFICATION)SWBAT:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Classify organisms based on particular characteristics.
Explain how living things are organized for study.
Describe binomial nomenclature.
Explain Linnaeus’ system of classification
Standards: Concept 4: Biological Evolution
Understand the scientific principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
April 24, 2012
Today’s assignment: Quick lab pp.453
Today’s vocabulary:
Domain: the most inclusive taxonomic category, larger than kingdom.
Bacteria: unicellular and prokaryotic organisms that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan.
Eubacteria: Kingdom that contains bacteria.
Archae: : unicellular and prokaryotic organisms that lack peptidoglycans and contain lipids.
Archaebacteria: Kingdom that contains Archae.
Eukarya: domain of all organisms that have a nucleus.
Protista: Kingdom of all nucleus organisms that cannot be classified as animals, plants or fungi.
Fungi:Kingdom of all nucleus organisms that are heterotrophs.
Plantae; kingdom of all nucleus organisms multicellular organisms that are photosynthetic autotrophs.
Animalia: Kingdomof all nucleus organisms that are multicellular and heterotrophic.
Read pp. : 457-463
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: Objectives:
At the end of this lesson (CLASSIFICATION)SWBAT:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Classify organisms based on particular characteristics.
Explain how living things are organized for study.
Describe binomial nomenclature.
Explain Linnaeus’ system of classification
Standards: Concept 4: Biological Evolution
Understand the scientific principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
April 25, 2012
Today’s assignment: Dichotomous key worksheet
Today’s vocabulary:
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: Objectives:
At the end of this lesson (CLASSIFICATION)SWBAT:
1Classify organisms based on particular characteristics.
2Explain how living things are organized for study.
3Describe binomial nomenclature.
4)Explain Linnaeus’ system of classification
Standards: Concept 4: Biological Evolution
Understand the scientific principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
April 26, 2012
Today’s assignment: T112 computer lab
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/brief-history-life.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/classifying-life.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/how-did-life-begin.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/fossil-evidence.html
Standards:Concept 4: Biological Evolution
Understand the scientifi c principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: Objectives:
At the end of this lesson (CLASSIFICATION)SWBAT:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Classify organisms based on particular characteristics.
Explain how living things are organized for study.
Describe binomial nomenclature.
Explain Linnaeus’ system of classification
Standards: Concept 4: Biological Evolution
Understand the scientific principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
April 27, 2012
Today’s assignment: T112 computer lab
Standards: Concept 4:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/pollination-game.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/flowers-modern-ancient.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/china-plants.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/does-race-exist.html
Biological Evolution
Understand the scientific principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.
Objectives: At the end of this lesson, student will be able to: Objectives:
At the end of this lesson (CLASSIFICATION)SWBAT:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Classify organisms based on particular characteristics.
Explain how living things are organized for study.
Describe binomial nomenclature.
Explain Linnaeus’ system of classification
Standards: Concept 4: Biological Evolution
Understand the scientific principles and processes involved in biological evolution.
PO 6. Analyze, using a biological classification system (i.e., cladistics, phylogeny, morphology, DNA analysis), the degree of
relatedness among various species.