Below are all of the presentations, videos, and assignments for our unit on Biodiversity. Scroll down to the bottom to find the COULD DO section.

MUST DO

Lesson 1: What is Biodiversity?

Biodiversity Videos

 

Lesson 2:  The 5 Kingdoms and Classification

Here is a copy of the presentation used in the screencast above.

Lesson 3:  Classification of Trees

PDF of Classifying Trees Slides Presentation

Tree Identification Resources

Natural History Museum Tree Identification Key

Lesson 4: At Home Biodiversity Scavenger Hunt Presentation (links below)

Scavenger Hunt Bingo Card link 

Scavenger Hunt Evidence Sheet

Lesson 5: Classifying Animals – Invertebrates

PDF of Invertebrates Presentation

Lesson 6: Vertebrates

PDF of Vertebrates Presentation

Lesson 7: Variety of biodiversity within species, communities, ecosystems importance to survival and resilience. Intro to CoSpaces online software tutorial/account creation.

Lesson 8: Intro to CoSpaces Activity link

Lesson 9: CoSpaces Biodiversity VR Assignment link

CoSpaces Navigation Shortcuts PDF

Biodiversity VR checklist and reflection link

Check out one student project and screencast here.

COULD DO

Bill Nye Video: Biodiversity

Bill Nye Video: Biodiversity Handout

Ear Saver .stl file for use in TinkerCAD file

Practice your coding skills with code.org Minecraft or Dance party activities

Learn how to code, tell stories, and make games using Scratch

1. Getting started tutorial
2. Animate your Name activity and walkthrough
3. Use the Animate your Name Code Cards PDF to help you through the activity
4. Share your project with Mr. Ray, your friends/family, post to your blog!