Diversity+of+Life

=**Standard 3.0 Life Science**= The students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the dynamic nature of living things, their interactions, and the results from the interactions that occur over time.

**Topic**
A. Diversity of Life

**Indicator**

 * **1.** [|Observe] a variety of familiar animals and plants (perhaps on the school grounds, in the neighborhood, and at home) to discover [|patterns] of similarity and difference among them.

**Objectives**

 * 1) Identify and describe features (observable parts) of animals and plants that make some of them alike in the way they look and the things they do.
 * 2) Compare descriptions of the features that make some animals and some plants very different from one another.
 * 3) Identify a feature that distinguishes animals that fly (as an example) from animals that cannot and examine a variety of animals that can fly to discover other similar features they might share.
 * 4) Compare ideas about how the features of animals and plants affect what these animals are able to do.

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[|Animal Diversity Web]

[|Sorting Activity]

[|Diversity of Life: Quiz]

Here are some resources that you may want to look over for your project. I hope these help! (From Carrie)

1. Foodchains: [] 2. Bug Bios: [] 3. Creature Feature Archive: []

Thanks Carrie! I looked at the sites, and Bug Bios and Creature Feature Archive will help. (Ronaleen)

1. I saw this lesson from the San Diego Zoo. It caught my eye because it had something about butterflies. It's about biodiversity. It's for 9th grade but you might be able to adapt or use some of the activities. (Merry Lou) []

2. Plant Diversity: []

This site has many magazines geared toward middle school students. There might be some information on diversity in one of the editions. You can order the color magazine – enough for a class set – right on line for free. @http://www.naturalinquirer.org

http://butterflylifecycle.wikispaces.com/
 * I didn't know if you saw this example of how a wiki could be used with students so I thought I might give you the link. It has to deal with butterflies and could be created by students as a form of assessment.. (From Carrie) **