Kingdom+of+Life

Students will compare and contrast characteristics of animals in the Kingdom Animalia.

Assignment
 * 1) Create a text document with 8 columns and 9 rows. See sample below.
 * 2) In MyON search for and read nonfiction books about animals. Look for different Classes of animals, for instance 2 amphibians or 2 insects. See Phylum List for ideas to search for.
 * 3) Create a table on your wiki page document. In the table enter the common name of the animal, for instance, frog. Then enter the Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order and Family for the animals. You might need to search on wikipedia for this information.
 * 4) Then read one of the books that you found in MyON. Under the table enter the name and URL of the book. Then enter notes on the animal under the name and URL of the MyOn book on your wiki page. Make sure the notes are organized under the correct book information.
 * 5) After comparing the pairs of animals, you will create a similarities and differences chart for each of the pairs using Open Office Draw document. The final document will be printed.
 * 6) ICT Grade: At the completion of the project, you will create a Works Cited list in MLA format.


 * Sample Table with Notes**
 * ~ Animal ||~ Kingdom ||~ Phylum ||~ Class ||~ Order ||~ Family ||~ Genus ||~ ...species ||
 * **frog** || Animalia || ..Chordata || ..Amphibia || ..Anura || ..Ranidae || ..Rana || .... ||
 * **salamander** || Animalia || ..Chordata || ..Amphibia || ..Caudata || ..Salamandridae ||  ||   ||
 * **Dragon fly** || Animalia || ..Arthorpoda || ..Insecta || ..Odonata || ..Aeshnoidea ||  ||   ||
 * **Monarch butterfly** || Animalia || ..Arthorpoda || ..Insecta ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Animalia || ..Chordata || ..Aves ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Animalia || ..Chordata || ..Aves ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

//Amphibians Water to Land Animals// https://myon.com/reader/index.html?a=asacl_amph_f09
 * References and Notes**
 * Frog = vertebra,cold-blooded, legs, metamorphosis, eggs to tadpole to froglet to frog, lives in or near water
 * Salamander = vertebra, cold-blooded,

Salas, Laura Purdie. //Amphibians: Water-to-Land Animals//. N.p.: Picture Window, n.d. //MyOn.com//. MyON.com. Web. 22 Jan. 2016. .
 * ICT grade will include the completed Works Cited MLA list that will go on a wiki page called Kingdom of Life Code name.**

SCI-TECH: Animal Classification The following is how you will be graded for science.
 * Science Rubric**

animals || Did not choose animals, did not complete task || Chooses 2 animals, both in the same class || Chooses 4 animals, 2 of each class || Chooses 6 animals, 2 of each class. || Chooses at least 8 animals, at least 2 of each class || information || Did not complete task or attempt. || Information is mostly correct on chart, attempted to defend with accurate information cited, partially cited || Information on chart is correct and attempted to defend with accurate information cited, partially cited || Information on chart is correct and defended with accurate information cited. || Information given on chart is correct and defended with accurate information cited, used proper scientific names (latin) || task, not on topic || Compares and contrast at least 1 characteristic of all the animals || Compares and contrast at least 2 characteristic of all the animals || Compares and contrast at least 3 characteristic of all the animals || Compares and contrast at least 5 characteristic of all the animals ||
 * || 0 F || 1 D || 2 C || 3 B || 4 A ||
 * Diversity of
 * Valid, Accurate
 * Compare/Contrast || Did not attempt to complete,