Kingdom of Life Book
Name: ______Period: ______
You will be creating a children’s type book about the 6 Kingdoms of Life (page 14 of your IAN). Your book should be colorful and easy to read. You should design it to be read by students in elementary school – 4th grade. Your book will have sections showing the following kingdoms of life: viruses, bacteria (archaebacteria and eubacteria), protists (animal-like and plant-like), fungi, plants and animals.
Your book will have a cover, illustrations, diagrams, and easy to read information on each kingdom and what makes then unique, how those organisms reproduce and other special information. What is required for each section is listed below.
You will have until: Friday, Sept. 15thto complete your book. This book will be your own design; however, each page must contain specific information to be counted for full credit. Below is a list of requirements for each page or section.
Cover Page
- Title (Six Kingdoms of Life, etc.)
- author (By: your first and last name)
- a picture that shows organisms from Kingdom of Life
Page 1 – Virus page: 256
- a picture of a virus
- a description of what a virus is
- a description of how viruses reproduce (sexually/asexually)
- listtwo diseases and the virus that causes them
Page 2 – Bacteria page: 247
- a diagram or picture of bacteria
- a description of what bacteria is and describe the two types of bacteria (Archaebacteria and eubacteria)
- a description of how bacteria reproduce
- list of two diseases and the bacteria that causes them
Page 3 – Protistspage: 270
- a diagram of a protist (it can be plant like or animal like)
- a description of what a protist is and explain the difference between plant like and animal like protists
- a description about how protists move
- a description of how protists reproduce
Page 4 – Fungi page: 282
- a drawing or diagram of different fungi
- an explanation of what fungi are and how they grow
- descriptions of different types of fungi (molds, mushrooms, lichens)
- a description of how fungi reproduce
Page 5 – Plants (general information) page: 300
- diagrams of different plant parts (leaf, root, stem)
- a basic description of a plant
Page 6 – Plants (photosynthesis) page: 332
- a description of how plants make their food
- diagram of how plants make their foods
Page 7 – Animals (general information)page: 356
- a diagram of an animal cell
- a description of what an animal is
- an explanation of how animals get their food
- describe how animals reproduce (sexual/asexual)
Page 8 – simple animals (sponges, jellyfish, mollusks) page: 380
- drawings of different simple animals
- descriptions of the different types of simple animals
- a description of how each of the above gets its food
Page 9 – arthropods (insects, spiders, and shellfish) page: 392
* Drawings of different arthropods
- descriptions of the different types of simple arthropods
- a description of how each of the above gets its food
Page 10 – amphibians and reptilespages: 420/426
- drawings of different amphibians and reptiles
- a description of amphibians (how are amphibians different from other animals)
- a description of reptiles (how are reptiles different from other animals)
- a description of how each of the above get its food
Page 11 – fishpage: 412
- drawings of different fish
- a description of what a fish is(how are fish different from other animals)
- a description of how fish get their food
Page 12 – birdspage: 442
- drawings of different birds
- a description of what a bird is (how are birds different from other animals)
- a description of how each of the above get its food)
Page 13 – mammalspage: 452
- drawings of different mammals
- a description of what a mammal is (how are mammals different from other animals)
- an explanation of the difference between carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores
Page 14 – closing
- Conclusion… create a short ending to your book.