1. Virtual Tour of the National Museum By: Mahresh Miandad

2. Vertebrate and Invertebrate

3. Candidate's Name: Mahresh Miandad Subject Area: Biology Grade: 8 Lesson Topic: Vertebrates and Invertebrates Unit Title: Taxonomy and Classification

4. Essential Question What are the distinguishing characteristics of the animal kingdom and representative organisms of each?

5. 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

6. 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

7. Virtual Field Trip -Teacher will hand out an assignment that students will fill out during the field trip. Vertebrate

8. Virtual Field Trip -Students will find vertebrates and invertebrates at the museum and classify them using the assignment sheet. Invertebrate

9. Virtual Field Trip Teacher will introduce the panoramic virtual tour of the National Museum of Natural History.National Museum of Natural History

10. 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.

11. After the Virtual Field Trip: - Matching Activity

12. Assessment -Completion of worksheets -Student participation during class discussions -Observe students understanding of the assignment and the use of technology

13. 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

14. Reflection Benefits: -flexibility of access -images from a variety of viewpoints and at many different scales Disadvantages: - difficulty zooming in

15. 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

16. APPENDIX A.KWL chart

17. B. Wiki Screen Shots

18. Wiki Screen Shots

21. C. Virtual Field Trip Screen Shots

22. Virtual Field Trip Screen Shots