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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: The Kingdoms of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a 7-question multiple-choice quiz on the topic of Kingdoms in the life classification system.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Kingdoms of Life

For Students 2nd - 7th
A playful interactive introducing biology's five animal kingdoms. Watch the video, take a quiz, and review vocabulary.
Handout
Other

Panhandle Area Educational Consortium: The Six Kingdoms of Life [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists look at the evolutionary history of organisms to divide them into kingdoms. For awhile, there has been 5 kingdoms, but many scientist are now using 6 kingdoms.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Modern Classification: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these five self-checking quiz questions over modern classification of living things. Click on the hints to see information about each question.
eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: The Diversity of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about each of the five kingdoms. Each kingdom is separately described, but information is also summarized in a table.
Handout
Orpheus Books

Q Files: Life: Plants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of plants and all that encompasses the second biggest kingdom of classification.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Life Sci: Animal Characteristics and Classification

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents an overview of the major animals groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, vertebrates, invertebrates, those having live births and...
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Other

The Domains and Kingdoms of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a description of the history behind the 5 Kingdom system suggested by Robert Whittaker. An extensive list of resources is included.
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Other

Alternative Classifications of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The Linnaean system (1758) classified all macroscopic living organisms as either Animals or Plants, based on whether they moved [anima, with a soul] or not. Thus, Fungi were included as plants. With the invention of the microscope and...