Identify the four new kingdoms that were added to the original Linnaean taxonomy.

This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson used to introduce the topic of Taxonomy and the importance of classifying. Students will listen to a podcast about classifying every living thing on Earth. Students will then give some...

Find out about taxonomy, and understand why scientists classify organisms. Study the concepts behind Linnaean taxonomy and binomial nomenclature.

The taxonomic classification of the earthworm is described and its anatomical characteristics.

Activity involves placing organisms into the correct classification.

Discover the diversity of plants.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This matrix contains 42 spelling activities that are based on Bloom's Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels. The activities provide opportunities for each learning style.

Fourth graders practice using a type of classification system.

A thorough site that provides a description of the characteristics of insects and then focuses on the insects of southeastern Michigan. Pictures, classification groupings, and sound clips of insects are included.

A lesson plan that takes students through the process of organizing a set of biological picture cards according to levels of complexity.

Between 1866 and 1977, a total of four new kingdoms were added to the original plant and animal kingdoms identified by Linnaeus. The new kingdoms include Protista (protists), Fungi, Monera (eubacteria), and Archaea (archaebacteria)....

Resource for anyone seeking information on these huge creatures. Provides scientific classification of African Elephants, fast facts, fun facts as well as additional information on ecology and conservation.

Use this interactive guide to identify plants based on their leaves. For each step, you are given two choices, and you continue down the branches until you discover a plant's name.

This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on classifying organisms.

A simple site that gives concise definitions to critical thinking and creative thinking. Included are links to more resources about these thinking processes.

Boletes and polypores, coral and jelly fungi, stinkhorns, puffballs and birds nest fungi, stereoid and paint fungi, cup fungi, flask fungi, and truffle-like fungi are discussed in this comprehensive.

Describes the characteristics of the five kingdoms of living things - Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.

This resource contains general information about the class Mammalia and their unifying characteristics.

Come and discover more about reptiles and amphibians when you explore this awesome resource. This site is filled with useful links.

This resource provides basic information and photos of the Timber Wolf.

What do paleontologist's learn from a dinosaur fossil named "Baby Louie", a baby carnivorous dinosaur from an unknown species of Oviraptors? This site offers fossil photos, a taxonomy chart, and some theories as to what happened to Baby...

This resource presents the tragic story of Arachne--whose name has been lent to the taxonomy of spiders--and how she arrogantly challenged the goddess Athena to a tapestry-weaving contest.

This thorough site provides a number of facts about the praying mantis along with examples of interesting behaviors the mantis exhibits. For instance, did you know that the female usually eats the male after or during mating?

This site is a description of the history behind the 5 Kingdom system suggested by Robert Whittaker. An extensive list of resources is included.