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