1. Taxonomy and Classification Unit

2. Taxonomy and Classification Unit
Areas of Focus within The Taxonomy and Classification Unit: Taxonomy, Classification, Need for Taxonomy vs. Common Names, What is a Species?, Dichotomous Keys, What does Classification Use?, The Domains of Life, Kingdoms of Life,The 8 Taxonomic Ranks, Humans Taxonomic Classification, Kingdom Monera, Prokaryotic Cells, Types of Eubacteria, Bacteria Classification, Gram Staining,Bacterial Food Borne Illnesses, Penicillin and Antiseptic, Oral Hygiene and Plaque, Bacterial Reproduction (Binary Fission), Asexual Reproduction, Positives and Negatives of Bacteria, Protista, Plant-like Protists, Animal-like Protists, Fungi-like Protists, Animalia, Characteristics of Animalia, Animal Symmetry, Phylums of Animalia (Extensive), Classes of Chordata, Mammals, Subclasses of Mammals, Characteristics of Mammals, Classes of Fish, Fashion a Fish Project, Animal Poster Project, Fungi, Positives and Negatives of Fungi, Divisions of Fungi (Extensive), Parts of a Mushroom, 3 Roles of Fungi, Fungi Reproduction, Mold Prevention, Plant Divisions, Photosynthesis, Plant Photo Tour, Non Vascular Plants, Algae, Lichens, Bryophytes, Seedless  Vascular Plants, Cone Bearing Plants, Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons and much more.
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A Seven Part 3,000+ Slide PowerPoint full of engaging activities, critical class notes, review opportunities, question, answers, games, and much more.
19 Page bundled homework that chronologically follows the slideshow for nightly review. Modified version provided as well as answer keys.
24 pages of unit notes with visuals for students and support professionals.
2 PowerPoint Review Games with Answer Key
Rubrics, videos, templates, materials list, First Day PowerPoint, guide, and much more.

5. Monera

6. Protista

7. Animalia

8. Mammals

9. RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal.
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13. -Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate.
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18. -Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate
-Please make notes legible and use indentations when appropriate Example of indent Skip a line between topics Don’t skip pages Make visuals clear and well drawn.

19. RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal.
BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow directions, complete projects as described and answer required questions neatly.
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20. Topics addressed in this Unit

21. Topics addressed in this Unit Part V

22. Additional Standards Addressed

23. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.
He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow
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24. “Hoot, Hoot” “Good Luck!”
Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.
He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow
“Hoot, Hoot”
“Good Luck!”
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25. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia.
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26. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia.
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27. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia.
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28. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia.
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29. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia.
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30. Therapsid: The first mammal like reptile.
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42. Legs and hips changed from walking like a modern day alligator, to more like a coyote.

43. Oldest Mammal Fossil Eomaia scansoria lived 125 million years ago.
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44. Oldest Mammal Fossil Eomaia scansoria lived 125 million years ago.
Young born alive and nourished with a placenta.
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45. These small mammals lived during the time of the dinosaurs.
Hiding in the small places of the earth and climbing in the trees.
Many were insectivores.
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46. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event..

47. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event
Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event. When the dust cleared,

48. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event
Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event. When the dust cleared, the dinosaurs were extinct and the surviving mammals inherited the earth.

49. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event
Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event. When the dust cleared, the dinosaurs were extinct and the surviving mammals inherited the earth.
Learn more about the K-T Mass Extinction Event at…

74. Mammals range in size. Smallest mammal Sorex minutus (Pygmy Shrew).
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75. A poisonous mammal, Short tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda).
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76. Largest Mammal, the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
Over 100 feet long.
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77. Largest Mammal, the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
Over 100 feet long.
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79. The bat, Order Chiroptera is the only mammal capable of sustained flight.
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80. A flying squirrel, Order: Rodentia. Family: Sciuridae
A flying squirrel, Order: Rodentia. Family: Sciuridae. Subfamily: Sciuridae can glide through the air but cannot fly.
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82. Largest rat in the world was just recently discovered in a volcano crater in Papua New Guinea.
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83. Activity! Listen to the video Mammal by TMBG – They Might Be Giants.
Record as much information as you can about mammals from the song in your journal.
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84. 3 subclasses of mammals -
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85. Eutheria: Placental Mammals.
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86. After a female mammal gives birth, the placenta is released.
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87. After a female mammal gives birth, the placenta is released.
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88. Picture of human placenta
Picture of human placenta. Size of a small plate, and is released from mother uteran wall shortly after childbirth.
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89. Picture of human placenta
Picture of human placenta. Size of a small plate, and is released from mother uteran wall shortly after childbirth.
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90. Metatheria (Marsupials).
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91. Metatheria (Marsupials).
Learn more about Metatheria (lots of pictures) at…
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92. Why are marsupials mostly found on Australia?
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93. Answer! Australia moved away from Pangea. (Continental Drift)
The animals evolved differently, with marsupials dominating and radiating.
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94. Answer! Australia moved away from Pangea. (Continental Drift)
The animals evolved differently, with marsupials dominating and radiating.
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95. Answer! Australia moved away from Pangea. (Continental Drift)
The animals evolved differently, with marsupials dominating and radiating.
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97. What is the name of this animal?
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98. Answer! Didelphis virginiana / Opossum: North America’s only marsupial.
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99. People often mistake opossum’s Didelphis virginiana for large rats such as Rattus rattus .
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100. Which is a opossum and which is a rat?

101. Which is a opossum and which is a rat?

102. Which is a opossum and which is a rat?

103. Which is a opossum and which is a rat?

104. Which is a opossum and which is a rat?

105. The opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is arboreal (tree climbing).

106. The opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is arboreal (tree climbing).
So is this Lesser Bush Baby (Galago senegalensis)

107. Class Poll. Baby Bush Baby. Cute or not.

108. Most marsupials are only found in Australia
Most marsupials are only found in Australia. Most North and South American marsupials have become extinct.
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109. Most marsupials are only found in Australia
Most marsupials are only found in Australia. Most North and South American marsupials have become extinct.
Why did these marsupials go extinct in North and South America?
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110. Answer! Eutherian placental mammals have outcompeted these marsupials to extinction.
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111. Answer! Eutherian placental mammals have outcompeted these marsupials to extinction.
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112. Answer! Eutherian placental mammals have outcompeted these marsupials to extinction.
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113. Why would placental mammals be better than marsupials?
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114. Why is it better to be a placental mammal?
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115. Answer! Placental babies are protected and don’t fall off / exposed / lost like marsupial babies.
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116. “I can’t hold on any longer!”
Answer! Placental babies are protected and don’t fall off / exposed / lost like marsupial babies.
“I can’t hold on any longer!”
“Oh-No!”
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117. Prototheria / Monotremes (Egg laying mammals).
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118. Baby Echidna: Cute or not! Class Poll.
Thumbs Up = Cute
Thumbs Down = Gross

119. Baby Platypus: Cute or not! Class Poll.
Thumbs Up = Cute
Thumbs Down = Gross

120. The duck billed platypus is another poisonous mammal.
It has venom glands and spurs on its back legs.
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121. Video! The duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Question, What physical features makes this mammal one of the most unique creatures on Earth?
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122. Video Link! Duck Billed Platypus.
Less Hollywood and more Information.

123. Characteristics of Mammals-
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124. Have hair.
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125. Keratin: Makes up your hair and fingernails / horn
Have hair.
Keratin: Makes up your hair and fingernails / horn
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126. Hundreds of more slides, activities, video links,
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127. This PowerPoint is one small part of my Taxonomy and Classification Unit.
A Seven Part 3,000+ Slide PowerPoint full of engaging activities, critical class notes, review opportunities, question, answers, games, and much more.
19 Page bundled homework that chronologically follows the slideshow for nightly review. Modified version provided as well as answer keys.
24 pages of unit notes with visuals for students and support professionals.
2 PowerPoint Review Games with Answer Key
Rubrics, videos, templates, materials list, First Day PowerPoint, guide, and much more.

128. Taxonomy and Classification Unit

129. Taxonomy and Classification Unit
Areas of Focus within The Taxonomy and Classification Unit: Taxonomy, Classification, Need for Taxonomy vs. Common Names, What is a Species?, Dichotomous Keys, What does Classification Use?, The Domains of Life, Kingdoms of Life,The 8 Taxonomic Ranks, Humans Taxonomic Classification, Kingdom Monera, Prokaryotic Cells, Types of Eubacteria, Bacteria Classification, Gram Staining,Bacterial Food Borne Illnesses, Penicillin and Antiseptic, Oral Hygiene and Plaque, Bacterial Reproduction (Binary Fission), Asexual Reproduction, Positives and Negatives of Bacteria, Protista, Plant-like Protists, Animal-like Protists, Fungi-like Protists, Animalia, Characteristics of Animalia, Animal Symmetry, Phylums of Animalia (Extensive), Classes of Chordata, Mammals, Subclasses of Mammals, Characteristics of Mammals, Classes of Fish, Fashion a Fish Project, Animal Poster Project, Fungi, Positives and Negatives of Fungi, Divisions of Fungi (Extensive), Parts of a Mushroom, 3 Roles of Fungi, Fungi Reproduction, Mold Prevention, Plant Divisions, Photosynthesis, Plant Photo Tour, Non Vascular Plants, Algae, Lichens, Bryophytes, Seedless  Vascular Plants, Cone Bearing Plants, Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons and much more.
Full Unit can be found at…

131. Additional Standards Addressed

132. Please visit the links below to learn more about each of the units in this curriculum
These units take me about four years to complete with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units
Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit
Astronomy Topics Unit
Weather and Climate Unit
Soil Science, Weathering, More
Water Unit
Rivers Unit
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade th – 10th grade

133. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit
Motion and Machines Unit
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit
Life Science Units
Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
DNA and Genetics Unit
Cell Biology Unit
Infectious Diseases Unit
Taxonomy and Classification Unit
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit
Botany Topics Unit
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit
Ecology Interactions Unit
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit

134. More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The River Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and The Introduction to Science / Metric Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit, The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology: Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human Body Systems and Health Topics Unit.
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135. Thank you for your time and interest in this curriculum tour
Thank you for your time and interest in this curriculum tour. Please visit the welcome / guide on how a unit works and link to the many unit previews to see the PowerPoint slideshows, bundled homework, review games, unit notes, and much more. Thank you for your interest and please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Best wishes.
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Ryan Murphy M.Ed