SBI 3U
The Kingdoms Project
Objectives:
To research one of the Kingdoms in a group and produce a presentation that teaches your
classmates about it. In the end all students shall be responsible for understanding the
major characteristics of each Kingdom. Groups should prepare a handout for the class
on their topic.
Topics:
Archaeabacteria & Eubaacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
 Invertebrates
 Vertebrates
You have been given a list of keywords for your topic:
What to do with keywords:
SEARCH STRATEGIES
Use more than one keyword
Look for directories
Book Collection (IPAC):
Some books have been pulled for you and are on the cart.
On-line Databases:
Virtual Library ACCESS
Virtual Library
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/services/virtuallibrary/
Go to Students (at bottom of page)
Use the following log in and password:
ID: secondary
Password: library
Choose a specialized database.
Or
Use the library website
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2
Search the sidebar for “Virtual Library”
Power search
Type your keywords in to the search box
For Science Topics:
Academic OneFile (scholarly journals)
InfoTrac
Canadian Student Research Centre
EBSCO
Finding articles in Science
Infomine
http://infomine.ucr.edu
SCIRUS a free-science encyclopedia/article site.
http://www.scirus.com/
National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org/resources_for/k12_teachers/
http://nsdl.org/
PLOS (Public Library of Science) Journals
http://www.plos.org/journals/index.php
Galileo
www.galileo.usg.edu
pw: university
Grolier Encyclopedia –find it under the Virtual Library too...under the
Encyclopedias tag.
http://go-passport.grolier.com/
Username: hamwdsb
Password: hamw7124
Some websites to get you started:
General Taxonomy sites
http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/
http://www.ric.edu/faculty/ptiskus/six_kingdoms/index.htm
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trfeb98.htm
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/classify/classify.html
Archaeabacteria & Eubaacteria
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/archaea/archaea.html
http://www.bacteriamuseum.org/cms/Evolution/eubacteria-and-archaebacteria-theoldest-forms-of-life.html
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Archaebacteria_vs_Eubacteria
Protista
http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookdiversity_3.html#Classificati
on%20of%20Protists
http://www.biologycorner.com/lesson-plans/phyla/kingdom-protista/
http://www.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html (images)
Fungi
http://www.fungi4schools.org/KSF_intro.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/fungi.html
http://www.perspective.com/nature/fungi/
Plantae
Animalia
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Invertebrate_vs_Vertebrate

Invertebrates
o http://www.biology4kids.com/files/invert_main.html
o http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2001_gbio/folder_structure/di/m7/s1/index
.htm

Vertebrates
o http://tolweb.org/Vertebrata
o http://doe.sd.gov/octa/ddn4learning/themeunits/vertebrates/general.htm
NEED HELP WITH CITATIONS???
Try on-line Citation help software:
Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/
for on-line tools that help you to cite properly using APA Style.
Find Citation Help on the School Library Website…by clicking on CITATION HELP on the
left navigation bar.
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2
Click on the Citation Help Button on the left and Knight Cite link and Find APA
Help button.