Taxonomy Lesson Plan
Schedule
(18 periods)
Content
- Kingdom Fungi
- Myxomycetes
- Phycomycetes
- Ascomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
- Deuteromycetes
- Lichens and mycorrhizae
- Kingdom Plantae
- Bryophyta
- Pteridophyta
- Spermatophyta
- Gymnospermae
- Angiospermae
- Kingdom Animalia
- Classification basis
- Porifera
- Cnidaria
- Aschelmenthes
- Annelida
- Arthropoda
- Mollusca
- Echinodermata
- Chordata
Instructional objectives
Students should be able to:
- Identify modes of nutrition in the various taxa
- Identify modes of reproduction in the various taxa
- Identify criteria for classification
- Give the scientific names of a few species
- Understand the evolutionary basis of modern taxonomy
Teaching Process
- Since this a very detail heavy chapter, with a lot of technical terms, emphasis will be on having a simple scheme to remember the details.
- Having some quiz / games based on taxonomy in every class will help in familiarizing with terms.
- Quiz could include finding all species that match some particular criterion.
Resources / References
- NIOS textbook: https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/SrSec314NewE/Lesson-02.pdf
- NIOS textbook: https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/SrSec314NewE/Lesson-03.pdf
Assignments / Evaluation
- Assignments based on some new species being found with certain characteristics. Where would you place it in the taxonomical hierarchy