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Virtual Tour of the National Museum By: Mahresh Miandad
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Vertebrate and Invertebrate
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Candidate's Name: Mahresh Miandad Subject Area: Biology Grade: 8 Lesson Topic: Vertebrates and Invertebrates Unit Title: Taxonomy and Classification
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Essential Question What are the distinguishing characteristics of the animal kingdom and representative organisms of each?
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Objectives Students will be able to: -identify the vertebrates and invertebrates -demonstrate an understanding of classification of organisms -properly and safely manipulate technological tools -contribute to the completion of class assignments and class discussions
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Prior to the Virtual Field Trip: Teacher will: -show a video on vertebrate and invertebrate VertebrateVertebrate and InvertebrateInvertebrate Students will: - take notes on the KWL chart for classroom discussion
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Virtual Field Trip -Teacher will hand out an assignment that students will fill out during the field trip. Vertebrate
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Virtual Field Trip -Students will find vertebrates and invertebrates at the museum and classify them using the assignment sheet. Invertebrate
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Virtual Field Trip Teacher will introduce the panoramic virtual tour of the National Museum of Natural History.National Museum of Natural History
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Virtual Field Trip Students will: -only visit the Mammal and Ocean Hall at the museum to do the assignment. -be allotted time to tour the rest of the museum.
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After the Virtual Field Trip: - Matching Activity
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Assessment -Completion of worksheets -Student participation during class discussions -Observe students understanding of the assignment and the use of technology
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Rationale -Understanding of evolutionary relationships between organisms and the taxonomic classification -Discover various animals - Explore at their own pace -Interactive and fun -Provide pictures, videos, and sounds that aid students in learning and comprehension
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Reflection Benefits: -flexibility of access -images from a variety of viewpoints and at many different scales Disadvantages: - difficulty zooming in
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References: Invertebrates. (1999). [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/inver tebrates/preview.weml Smithsonian national museum of natural history. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/htmlVersion/index.html Trimpe, T. (2005). Invertebrate classification. Retrieved from http://sciencespot.net/ Trimpe, T. (2005). Vertebrate classification. Retrieved from http://sciencespot.net/ Vertebrates. (1999). [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/verte brates/preview.weml
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APPENDIX A.KWL chart
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B. Wiki Screen Shots
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Wiki Screen Shots
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C. Virtual Field Trip Screen Shots
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Virtual Field Trip Screen Shots
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