Kingdoms and Classification Unit Information (from the book)
Prerequisite Unit
Most of The Good & the Beautiful science units can go in any order. However, it is very helpful to complete this unit, Kingdoms and Classifications, before Botany and Mammals.
Journal
All of The Good & the Beautiful science units include activities for a science journal. For each child, prepare a 1" to 2" 3-ring binder to function as his or her science journal. Tabbed divider pages may be used to separate the different units. Have wide-ruled paper and blank white paper on hand for journal activities. All completed journal activities are to be kept in the science journal. You may also consider having children create a cover for their journals, which they insert under the clear cover of the binder.
Science Wall
All of The Good & the Beautiful science units include vocabulary words to be placed on your science wall, which is a wall (or a 3-fold presentation board) in your learning area on which you attach the vocabulary words and other images. Cut out the vocabulary word cards at the beginning of the unit. The course will indicate when to place them on the wall.
Lesson Mini Books
Some lessons in this unit incorporate science mini books, which require very little assembly. To make your mini books, simply print the pages single-sided, cut them in half along the dotted lines, stack the pages together, and staple twice along the left side.
Lesson Preparation
All of The Good & the Beautiful science units include easy-to-follow lesson preparation directions at the beginning of each lesson.
Teaching Older Children?
This unit study is designed for Grades K-6. If you are teaching older children (Grades 7-8), look for the "older children" symbol (a magnifying glass) at the end of most lessons There you will find ideas for guiding older children through more in-depth research and study. This course, even with the extensions, is not considered sufficient for high school level.
Microscope Activities
This unit introduces the use of microscopes. In this unit there are several microscope activities. The Botany unit and Rocks and Minerals unit will also use a microscope. The microscope greatly enhances the lessons, but if you do not have a microscope, this unit can still be completed by skipping the microscope activities.
Note About the Number of Kingdoms
This course teaches the six kingdom classification system. Some systems of classification, such as the five kingdom system, do not divide bacteria into two different groups as we do in this course. Scientists differ on the number of kingdoms, and you may see five, six, or more.
Length of Unit
This unit is packed with information and opportunities for exploration. You may choose to spend more than one day on some lessons.
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