Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project contains information on living organisms including their history and characteristics. Over 3,000 web pages are linked together uniting all living things.
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It's All About What's Inside. Classification and the Tree of Life [Pdf]
In this science lesson, young scholars look at how animals have traditionally been classified in a tree of life diagram by examining the characteristics of plastic eggs. They then analyze the genetic code assigned for each egg and look...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Evolutionary Biology: Taxonomy: Nomenclature
An explanation of how living organisms are named and the importance of naming them accurately.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Gardens Activity Guide: Habitats
In this lesson students learn how the garden provides habitat for a variety of different animal species. They make observations and collect data to determine which species inhabit the garden. They will investigate relationships among...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Linnaean Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An introduction to the method of biological classification developed by Carl Linnaean.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Phylogenetic Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify the differences between Phylogenetic Classification and the Linnaean Classification systems. Recognize and know how to interpret a phylogenetic tree and a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Plant Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand how plants are classified and be able to identify vascular and nonvascular plants.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Taxonomy
In this multi-media module students derive the relationship between single-celled and multi-celled organisms and the increasing complexity of systems.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Diversity
An online course with interactive activities and learning exercises give students the opportunity to look at the tree of life and to determine how and why scientists believe each domain, species, and everything in between have such...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Taxonomy Standards
What's in a name? Learn about how organisms are named and organized in this interactive tutorial.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Charles Darwin Iii: Descent With Modification
Instructional module focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of Descent with Modification. Discusses how slight changes from parent to offspring create variation and potentially create new species over time. Site also includes an interactive...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Taxonomy I: What's in a Name
Instructional module focusing on biological classification. Discussion includes Carolus Linnaeus' taxonomic classification system for organizing and classifying living things. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Taxonomy Ii: Ruling Names of Giants
Instructional module focusing on binomial nomenclature. Discussion includes Carolus Linnaeus' taxonomic classification system for naming all species. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links relating to the topic.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
This site provides general information, exhibits, museum news, etc. about the San Diego Natural History Museum.
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Phylogenetics Factsheet
A detailed website that explains the history and process of classifying animals using evolutionary, molecular, and physical characteristics relationships. Website also contains information on evolution and evolutionary processes....
Miami University
Miami University: Nuts and Bolts of Classification
Discusses many aspects of taxonomy. Provides a lab activity where students are required to devise a classification scheme for nuts, bolts, and other hardware items.
Globio
Glossopedia: Species
A species is defined as a single kind of animal, plant or creature. Examples of different species are given and how the many species that exist relate to biodiversity. Scientific naming conventions are introduced.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: The Living World
This landing page includes learning modules on the following topics of: animals, plants, microorganisms, life cycles and reproductions, food chains, habits, humans and the environment, adaptation, inheritance, and evolution.
Biology Corner
The Biology Corner: Dichotomous Key
Here's a great dichotomous key for beginners. Use gremlin-like creatures to learn how to use more taxonomic keys.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Higher Education: Classification
This site from McGraw-Hill Higher Education provides links to key terms, lecture notes, and readings on classification, as well as questions from Raven and Johnson's textbook reading on classification.
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Cladogram Analysis
A lesson plan where students analyze a cladogram to understand a derived characteristics between a group of organisms. After analyzing the prepared cladogram, students create their own.
University of California
Cladistics Notes [Pdf]
Describes readings associated with lecture notes on cladistic classification. Provides definitions of many key vocabulary words used with cladistics.
University of California
Ucmp: Web Lift to Taxa
Alphabetical listing from the University of California of info on each of the animal phyla. Includes scientific and common names and photos. Characteristics of each group are explained in detail.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Taxonomy
This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary used in studying taxonomy.