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Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: The Fungus Among Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is full of easy to understand information about fungi. From science to folklore and funky facts there is something for everyone.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Kingdom to Subphylum

For Students 9th - 10th
The highest category of taxonomic classification is the kingdom. This website from Palomar College presents the five kingdoms in an easy-to-read chart and discusses the Animalia and Plantae kingdoms in depth. After reading through the...
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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.
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Handout
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Clasificacion De Los Organismo

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Fungus

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on the fungi kingdom. Includes info on the structure, reproduction, nutrition, and ecology of fungi.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: New Kingdoms

For Students 9th - 10th
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)....
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Activity
Middle School Science

Middle School science.com: Spore Print Lab

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using this lab experiment site, your students can identify the parts of a mushroom, observe the spores released from different types of mushrooms, and understand the way fungi reproduce.
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Unit Plan
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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Unit Plan
University of Guelph

Introduction to Invertebrate Biodiversity: Fungi

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about fungi when you check out this comprehensive site. This resource provides an introduction and information on morphology, reproduction and the importance of fungi. Don't miss out on this fascinating source.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: The Top Four Kingdoms

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the four most familiar kingdoms: fungi, plant, animal, and protist.
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Handout
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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Handout
Other

Perspective.com: The Fungus Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Fungi have a variety of roles in nature, including decomposers and parasites. This website from Perspective.com includes additional information on the Fungus Kingdom, and a breakdown of related phylums and classes.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Overview of Six Kingdoms

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow provides an overview of the six kingdoms.