  Introduction|Task| Process| Evaluation| Conclusion| Credits Introduction All living things are classified into five kingdoms: Animals, Plants ,Fungi, Monerans, and Protista. They are divided into these five kingdoms by characteristics that are shared by most of the other living things in that Kingdom. Kingdoms are divided into Phyla which are divided into SubPhyla which are then divided into Classes. For this web quest in addition to looking at the five Kingdoms we will be classifying animals in the Phylum Chordata, SubPhylum Vertebrata (vertebrates) into five Classes: Mammals, Fish, Birds, Amphibians and Reptiles.

Professor Plananimingi urgently needs your help as biologists in training to help classify unknown living things from a newly discovered uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean before any of the living organisms are lost due to humans invading their environment. The Task
Your task is to assist Professor Plananimingi as a team of 5 biologists in training, each member specializing in different areas. Your job is to research your area of specialization and assist your teammates to classify various living organisms on the island so you can present your findings in a report and presentation to other teams of biologists in training and to Professor Plananimingi for review. Your team will come across one living thing that you and your teammates have never seen before that you will challenge your fellow teams to classify. The Process
First you will be assigned to a team of 5 biologists in training each with a separate specialization. The specializations are: Plant and Fungi, Monera and Protista, Amphibian and Reptile, Fish and Birds and lastly Mammals and Animal generalist. - Each team member will be given a worksheet to fill in the characteristics of each of their two categories of specialization.
- Once you have been assigned to your area of specialization and received your worksheet you can begin you training in that area by clicking on your specialization. Use at least two resources for each of your two specialization areas.
- When all five of your team mates have completed their research and filled out their data sheets you are ready to begin you mission.
- Listed below are links to a picture and data on six living things you find on the island. Classify these living things using the data your group collected and report how you came to the final classification answer. This can be done in the form of a flowchart for each living thing and/or one for each and one combining all six into one. Sample flow charts.
- Once your group has classified the six living things it is your turn to create a living thing that nobody has ever seen before based on the characteristics of one of the kingdoms or the kingdom and class. Make a poster of your new living thing with a picture and a list of descriptive characteristics.
- Combine your research information, classification problem solving report on each of the 6 living things and your new living organism poster into a presentation to be presented to the class. The presentation may be live in the classroom using overheads or video taped from the island paradise.
- After the presentation biologist in training groups will classify the new living things submit a word processed report to Professor Plananimingi. The reports results will be reviewed and the results verified by the creators of the living things.
Evaluation Conclusion Professor Plananimingi is so glad you were able to help him out with classifying the living things he found on the island paradise. He hopes that now that you have become experts on classifying living things he can ask for your help again. Thanks for your help now I can enjoy the sun and surf with Elana, my mermaid girlfriend. Sincerely Professor Plananimingi Credits & Reference , Moose photo by Gerald and Buff Corsi Dogwood flower and Fungi photos by Brother Alfred Brousseau http://elib.CS.Berkeley.EDU/photos/ http://cgl.microsoft.com/clipgallerylive/ http:// animfactory.com Monera photo Copyright © 1994-2000 by Charles J. O’Kelly and Tim Littlejohn. Distribution for noncommercial purposes permitted so long as this copyright notice is included and acknowledgement is made. Amoeba Image © Steve Durr 1999 http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/albania/323/ www.fonz.org/animals/af-amphibians.htm http://www.doc.govt.nz//cons/native/kiwi.htm http://www.manateeworld.net/manworld.htm http://www.discovery.com/news/features/manatees/manatees.html www.mercurybay.co.nz/malekiwi.wav
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