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