Differentiated Station Labs
Domains &Kingdoms
Kesler Science Station Lab – Classification
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The large directions cards included in this file are intended to be read by the leader of the group once the students get to the station. The smaller task cards can be read by another group member.
I prefer that each student do their own lab write-up (included at the end of this file), so that they may use it for reference at a later date. The answer key is provided at the end of the document.
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Kesler Science Station Lab – Classification –Teacher Directions
Explore It! – I will spend much of my time at this station making sure students are understanding the concept. You will need a handful of clothing buttons of different shapes, sizes, and colors. You can find these at Wal-Mart or Amazon
Illustrate It! – Make sure to include colored pencils or crayons at this station. You may need to explain what a flowchart is to the students before letting them begin the lab. I provide a template for students that need help.
Read It! – Print several different copies (I use 6) of the reading passage so that multiple students can read at different paces
Watch It! – The video is on YouTube and my Google drive. Use YouTube unless your school is blocked. The original link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnDRJAt-4aM Note that URL’s are case-sensitive.
Organize It! – All of the cards are included for this station. Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. I like to label the backs with set numbers because they will get mixed up. Place this one next to the Explore It! Station.
Write It! – Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one.
Research It! – The goo.gl link on the task card is case-sensitive. I question the answer for Chenille plant. I think it should be a plant. The original link:http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E07/E07.swf
Assess It! – Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. If I grade anything I usually take a close look at the answers from this station.
It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!
Answer each of the task card questions on the lab sheet in complete sentences.
Write It! Station Directions
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Why do scientists use a classification system for all living organisms?
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Explain how prokaryotes are classified differently than eukaryotes.
Describe each of the 3 main domains used to classify living things.
It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!
Each member will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Assess It! section.
Assess It! Station Directions
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A. ArchaeaB. ProtistsC. BacteriaD. Eukarya
Which of the following is not a recognized domain for the classification of living things?
What domain would a lion be found in?
What would be placed in the missing box?
A. ArchaeaB. ProtistsC. BacteriaD. Eukarya
A. ArchaeaB. FungiC. BacteriaD. Femalia
Eukarya
Protists Plantae Animalia???
Which is a characteristic of the missing box?
A. Only found in waterB. ProkaryoticC. Single cellD. Multicellular
Eukarya
Protists Plantae???Animalia
Each member of the group will read the passage and answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Read It! section.
It is important to remember that the answers will come directly from the reading passage.
Read It! Station Directions
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Cla
ssifi
catio
n of
Livi
ng T
hing
s
Life
is ev
eryw
here
on
Earth
. Yo
u ca
n fin
d liv
ing
orga
nism
s fro
m th
e po
les t
o th
e eq
uato
r, fro
m th
e bo
ttom
of t
he s
ea to
seve
ral m
iles
in th
e ai
r, fro
m fr
eezin
g w
ater
s to
dry
valle
ys to
und
erse
a th
erm
al
vent
s to
grou
ndw
ater
thou
sand
s of
feet
bel
ow th
e Ea
rth's
surfa
ce.
Ove
r the
last
3.7
billio
n ye
ars o
r so,
livin
g or
gani
sms
on th
e Ea
rth
have
div
ersif
ied
and
adap
ted
to a
lmos
t eve
ry e
nviro
nmen
t im
agin
able
. Th
e di
vers
ity o
f life
is tr
uly
amaz
ing,
but
all l
ivin
g or
gani
sms
do sh
are
certa
in s
imila
ritie
s. A
ll liv
ing
orga
nism
s ca
n re
plic
ate,
and
the
repl
icat
or m
olec
ule
is D
NA
. As w
ell,
all li
ving
or
gani
sms
cont
ain
som
e m
eans
of c
onve
rting
the
info
rmat
ion
stor
ed in
DN
A in
to p
rodu
cts u
sed
to b
uild
cel
lula
r mac
hine
ry f
rom
fa
ts, p
rote
ins,
and
carb
ohyd
rate
s.
Until
rece
ntly,
livin
g or
gani
sms
wer
e di
vide
d in
to tw
o kin
gdom
s: an
imal
and
veg
etab
le, o
r the
Ani
mal
ia a
nd th
e Pl
anta
e. In
the
19th
cen
tury
, evi
denc
e be
gan
to a
ccum
ulat
e th
at th
ese
wer
e in
suffi
cien
t to
expr
ess t
he d
iver
sity
of lif
e, a
nd v
ario
us sc
hem
es
wer
e pr
opos
ed w
ith th
ree,
four
, or m
ore
kingd
oms.
The
sche
me
mos
t ofte
n us
ed d
ivid
es a
ll liv
ing
orga
nism
s int
o fiv
e kin
gdom
s: M
oner
a (b
acte
ria),
Prot
ista,
Fun
gi, P
lant
ae, a
nd
Ani
mal
ia.
This
coex
isted
with
a sc
hem
e di
vidi
ng li
fe in
to tw
o m
ain
divi
sions
: the
Pro
kary
otae
(bac
teria
, etc
.) an
d th
e Eu
kary
otae
(a
nim
als,
plan
ts, f
ungi
, and
pro
tists
).
How
ever
, rec
ent w
ork
has
show
n th
at w
hat w
ere
once
cal
led
"pro
kary
otes
" are
far m
ore
dive
rse
than
any
one
had
susp
ecte
d.
The
Prok
aryo
tae
are
now
div
ided
into
two
dom
ains
, the
Bac
teria
an
d th
e A
rcha
ea, a
s diff
eren
t fro
m e
ach
othe
r as
eith
er is
from
th
e Eu
kary
ota,
or e
ukar
yote
s. N
o on
e of
thes
e gr
oups
is a
nces
tral
to th
e ot
hers
, and
eac
h sh
ares
cer
tain
feat
ures
with
the
othe
rs a
s w
ell a
s hav
ing
uniq
ue c
hara
cter
istic
s of i
ts o
wn.
The
re a
re
curre
ntly
six re
cogn
ized
kingd
oms.
Life used to be classified into two main kingdoms. They were ________ and _________
How many kingdoms are currently recognized by the scientific community?
A. 3B. 4C. 5D. 6
According to the article, which is true about all living organisms?
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A. Plants, AnimalsB. Animals, BacteriaC. Plants, BacteriaD. Bacteria, Viruses
A. They are all living on land or in the waterB. They all contain some sort of DNA which
allows them to replicateC. They all have a respiratory and circulatory
systemD. They are all prokaryotic cells.
A. Their size was much different from each other.
B. They were discovered to be very different from each other.
C. It makes it easier to sort out all of the organisms
D. There were too many bacteria for one kingdom.
Why were the prokaryotes split into two kingdoms?
Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1
Complete the task cards in order.
Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch It! section of the lab sheet.
Watch It! Station Directions
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YouTube: https://goo.gl/iQN7piG Drive: https://goo.gl/6TtYgxURL is case-sensitive
How are the domains Bacteria and Archaea different from Eukarya?
Describe the types of organisms that are classified into the Archaea domain.
1. Click Play on the video.2. Answer questions from cards
#2-4 on your lab sheet.
YouTube
List 3 characteristics of eukaryotic organisms.
Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1
Complete the task cards in order.
Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Research It! section.
Research It! Station Directions
1. Go to http://goo.gl/9F2NuA
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2. Read the information on the left hand side of the panel.
3. What characteristics are used to determine which kingdom an organism is part of?
1. On your lab sheet list 3 of the organisms you classified and explain why you put them into the kingdom.
One member of the group will read the task cards in order. The group will be responsible for completing each of the tasks that are being read.
Each member of the group will then write their conclusions down on the lab sheet in the Explore It! section.
Explore It! Station Directions
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1. Use the buttons in front of you to classify them into 3 categories.
2. How did you classify them?
All organisms on Earth are classified into 3 three categories called Domains.
1. Bacteria – prokaryotic organisms found nearly everywhere on Earth.
2. Archaea – prokaryotic organisms found in aquatic regions that lack oxygen, have high salinity, extreme temperatures, or elevated acidity.
3. Eukarya – organisms with eukaryotic cells, including protists, plants, fungi, and animals
1. Use the 3 groups of buttons and classify each group into 2 more groups. Don’t mix the groups together. You should have 6 total groups.
2. How did you classify them?
Once organisms have been classified into Domains they are further classified in 6 Kingdoms.
1. Eubacteria – prokaryotic cells2. Archaebacteria – prokaryotic cells3. Protista – prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells4. Fungi - eukaryotic cells5. Animalia (animals) - eukaryotic cells6. Plantae (plants) - eukaryotic cells
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1. Can you classify the 6 groups of button into even smaller groups?
2. How did you classify them?
Organisms are classified by their characteristics all the way down to the species. An example of a bullfrog classification would be:
Kingdom: AnimalPhylum: ChordateClass: AmphibiansOrder: SalientiaFamily: RanidaeGenus: RanaSpecies: Rana catesbeiana (Bullfrog)
A common acronym to remember the classification system is
Kingdom: KingPhylum: PhillipClass: CameOrder: OverFamily: ForGenus: GoodSpecies: Spaghetti
1. Come up with your own acronym to remember the classification system.
Each member of the group will draw a quick sketch on the lab sheet that shows they understand the concept being taught.
Use the colored pencils and markers that are provided.
The directions for the sketch are provided on the task card at the table.
Illustrate It! Station Directions
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Use the colored pencils to draw a flowchart to show the relationship between domains and kingdoms.
Domains:- Archaea- Bacteria- Eukarya
Illustrate It! Station Directions
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Kingdoms:- Eubacteria- Archaebacteria- Protista- Plantae- Fungi- Animalia
It is recommended that you have completed at least twoof the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!
Each group will organize the cards. Have your teacher sign off you your Organize it section after it has been checked.
Please mix up the cards again before the next group arrives at this station.
Organize It! Station Directions
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Prokaryotic CellsProkaryotic Cells
Archaea Bacteria Eukarya
EubacteriaArchaebacteria
No Nuclear Membrane
Mostly Eukaryotic Cells
Protists
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
No Nuclear Membrane
Oldest Species of Organisms on Earth
Most Known and Most Studied Bacteria
Expl
ore
It!
Writ
e It!
TaskCard#1:
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TaskCard#2:
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TaskCard#3:
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ssific
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TaskCa
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1.
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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Illus
trate
It!
Ass
ess I
t!
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Nam
e___
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It!
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arch
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aniz
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ssific
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TaskCa
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TaskCa
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1. 2. 3.
Wat
ch It
!TaskCard#2:
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TaskCard#3:
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TaskCard#4:
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Cla
ssific
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Writ
e It!
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Expl
ore
It!
Writ
e It!
TaskCard#1:
1.Studentansw
erswillvary,buttheyshouldbeabletote
llyouthatth
ey
areclassifiedbasedonsimilarcharacteristicssothatscientistscan
betterunderstandalllivingorganism
s.
2.Prokaryotesaretypicallysinglecelledorganism
sthatdon’thavea
mem
braneboundnucleus.E
ukaryotesaremulticellularandhave
mem
braneboundnuclei.
3.ThedomainsArchaeaandBacteria
arebothmadeupofp
rokaryotic
cellswhileEukaryaaremadeupofe
ukaryoticcells.
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2.Studentclassificatio
nsw
illvary
TaskCa
rd#3
2.Studentclassificatio
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rd#5
2.Studentclassificationsw
illvary
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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TaskCa
rd#7
1.
Illus
trate
It!
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ess I
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It!
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Cardsshouldbecategorized
pertheim
agetotheright.
TaskCa
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fcells,w
hetherorn
otth
ose
cellshaveanucleus,theorganismsa
bilityto
movefrom
oneplacetoanother,h
owth
eorganism
obtainsfood.
TaskCa
rd#2
1. 2. 3.
Wat
ch It
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TaskCard#2:
ThedomainsArchaeaandBacteria
arebothmadeupof
prokaryoticce
llswhileEukaryaaremadeupofe
ukaryoticcells.
TaskCard#3:
Organism
sintheArchaeadomainareorganism
sthatlivein
aquaticenviro
nmentsth
atlackoxygenoraretoosalty,hot,a
cidic
form
osto
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TaskCard4:
Eukaryoticorganism
shaveamem
brane-boundnucleus,have
organelles,andaremuchbiggerthanprokaryotes.
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