Lesson Plan in Taxonomy

A DEMONSTRATION LESSON FOR SECOND YEAR
QUARTER 4B: DIVERSITY OF LIFE
TOPIC: BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION TIME FRAME: 1 HOUR

STAGE 1: Results/ Outcomes
Learning Plan in Science
Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of the diversity of life in appreciating other organisms and their value or usefulness.
Essential Understanding:
Understanding of diverse life-forms is the key to respecting and protecting other organisms and appreciating their value or usefulness through the conduct of advocacy projects or activities.

Learners will know:
• Biological Classification

• The major categories (taxa) of biological classification: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species Performance Standard:
Learners conduct comprehensive,
Community-based and innovative advocacy projects or activities to promote respect for and protection of other organisms.
Essential Questions:
Why do we need to understand diverse life forms?

Learners will be able to:

• Discuss the usefulness of classification system
• Classify organisms based on what is common to them

STAGE 2
Product/Performance Task
Conduct of comprehensive, community-based and innovative advocacy projects or activities to respect and protect other organisms and appreciate their origin and value or usefulness.

STAGE 3
TEACHING-LEARNING SEQUENCE
1. EXPLORE
At this stage, learners shall demonstrate understanding of classifying organisms and discuss the importance of using a classification system.

ACTIVITY 1- “PICTURE PARADE”

(Teacher gives picture to each student. The pictures should be facing down so that the image is not yet revealed.)

Class I have given each of you a different kind of picture. Flip the picture and an image will reveal. Look at the image and study the picture. Write your name on it.

(Teacher posts 2 big boards in front)

As you can see, I have posted here 2 different boards. You should be able to correctly