Curated OER
Poriferans and Cnidarians
Students study the major phyla of the animal kingdom. In this biology instructional activity unit, students identify their general characteristics. They define taxonomy terminologies.
British Council
Shakespeare’s Idioms
Lie low. Break the ice. He's a night owl. Idioms, in this case idioms created by Shakespeare, are the focus of resource that includes a PowerPoint presentation, an activity, and a brief lesson, all intended to give kids a chance to...
Curated OER
Scientific Classification
In this scientific classification worksheet, students read about classification and the questions scientists ask in order to classify, then read about features of different classifications of animals. Worksheet is informational, no...
Curated OER
Shapes, Patterns, and Plants
Students imagine they are animals in the Palace Facade painting. In this Palace Facade lesson plan, students observe and discuss the geometric and organic shapes in the painting shown to them.
Curated OER
Shakespeare Quiz 3
In this Shakespeare Quiz 3 activity, students answer 20 trivia-style questions about Shakespearean plays, then scroll down to check their answers.
Curated OER
Zoology Word Search Puzzle
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers look for the words that are related to the concept of zoology that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
Curated OER
Make Sense of Nature
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
Curated OER
Investigating Animals in Water
Students observe small animal activity. They identify local water animals and describe the habitats where water animals can be found. Students collect samples to observe in the classroom.
Curated OER
Taxonomy Project
Students act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.
Curated OER
The Great Wall of China
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the Great Wall of China and answer reading comprehension questions.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Kingdoms of Life
A playful interactive introducing biology's five animal kingdoms. Watch the video, take a quiz, and review vocabulary.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Kingdom to Subphylum
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: The Kingdoms of Life
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.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: The Diversity of Life
Detailed information about each of the five kingdoms. Each kingdom is separately described, but information is also summarized in a table.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Clasificacion De Los Organismo
This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animal Classification
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the five kingdoms of animal classification. It includes Activote questions to assess understanding of the topic.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Clasificacion De Los Seres Vivos
All known form of life gathers in large groups, which are called kingdoms. This site provides a thorough overview of the five kingdoms with many illustrations. The lessons contain 15 interactive activities.