Known as the biosphere to the scientists and the creation to theologians, all of life togheter consists of a membrane arround earth so thin that it cannot be seen edgewise from a satellite yet so prodigiously divers that only a tiny fraction of species has been discoved and named
Eduard O. Wilson
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Labels:
characteristics of life,
living things,
Unit 3,
video
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Lapbook project
Tutorials: How to create a lapbook
Use this videos to get ideas to create your own "Microorganisms lapbook". You must use contents in Unit 7 and be as creative as possible.
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Sunday, 25 January 2015
Labels:
activity,
classification,
game,
living things,
Taxonomy,
Unit 3
SORTING GAME
Make a vocabulary list in your notebook with the names of the organisms appearing in the game.Click here to start
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Another classification song
Classification song
Copy the lyrics in your notebook and add new words in your vocabulary list.
Video: Classification of living things (Make me genius)
Answer these questions in your notebook:
1- How many different groups used to exist in the past?
2- Why don't we classify mushrooms into plant kingdom?
3- Which are the two kingdoms including microorganisms?
4- How are animals with backbone called?
5- And animals without backbone?
6- Which are the examples of vertebrates given?
7- Write the pnemotechnic sentence to remember levels of organisation.
8- Name the 5 families of vertebrates.
Video: Classification of living things
1- Make a list of the examples of organisms given in the beginning of the video.
2- Why have scientists created a way to organise life into groups?
3- Can you write the levels of organisation from general to specific?
4- Which organism doesn't fit into animal group?
5- Which organism doesn't fit into vertebrate phylum?
6- Which organism doesn't belong to mamalia class?
7- Which organism doesn't belong into carnivora order?
8- Which organism doesn't belong to felidae family?
9- Which organism doesn't fit into panthera genus?
10- Write a definition of lion. What is the scientific name of this animal?
Labels:
classification,
living things,
Taxonomy,
video
Video: Bacteria
See the video and answer the quiz (10 multiple choice questions).
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Video
This is a visually stunning introductory trailer choreographed to powerful music to introduce you to the characteristics that life on Earth shares. It shows the wonders of life and the amazing characteristics that we all posses.
Enjoy it!
Activity : Where do microorganisms live?
There are microorganisms everywhere. Some of them are useful and others are harmful. Discover more in this interactive activity. Finally you can do a quiz.
Where do microorganisms live? (click here to start)
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