Connor Blazer

EDU 415

Dr. Wargo

12-1-23

Strategy Collection

Resource 1:
Lewis, M. J. (2011). Classification Of Living Organisms. Rosen Pub.

This five-chapter text by author Mark J. Lewis provides readers with knowledge involved
in the classification of living organisms. From early chapters about the older techniques
used for classification to modern forms of classification, readers can better understand the
relationships and traits between different organisms that led us to grouping them
similarly.

Strategy 1: Summary Method of Note Taking

The note taking specific method of summarization relies heavily on the process of taking
breaks while reading to comprehend. Summary in and of itself is a great strategy as it allows
students to interact with the text while also creating a more easily accessible form of the text.
The note taking method of the summary is mainly focused on jotting down high importance
content. This content may be vocabulary words or any form of information that is clearly very
important. In relation to this resource, this strategy can help students weave through the “fluff”
of the text and fixate on the very important information, AKA the information that I am hoping
they will internalize. For example, when discussing the different classifications of Linnean
hierarchy, this text goes into detail about the Latin origins of each word, something that is not
necessary to know. This information may be left out of the notes while the actual levels of
organization may be written down in detail. The strategy here works well with this resource
because the resource contains a lot of information, and the strategy focuses on navigating texts.
Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Levels of Linnean Classification Worksheet

Directions: After reading and summarizing the key points of Classification Of Living
Organisms, chapter 1, use your summary and notes to classify the following four organisms
based off of the domain and kingdom. Write your answers below the provided image.

1. Cremini Mushrooms

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Fungi

2. Sunflower

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Plantae

3. Escherichia Coli

Domain: Prokaryote Kingdom: Bacteria

Resource 2:
Latham, K. (2021, January 22). Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes. Biology Dictionary.
https://biologydictionary.net/prokaryotes-vs-eukaryotes/

This website includes very well-organized information regarding the differences and
similarities between prokaryotic life and eukaryotic life. Thanks to the layout of the
website and inclusion of images, myself as a teacher could create a worksheet of some
sort regarding the similarities and differences between the two domains of life. I could
also use it as an easy way to check students' understanding by asking them to group
different characteristics.
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Strategy 2: Compare and Contrast Matrix

The compare and contrast matrix is one of the most well-known forms of graphic
organizers. The purpose of this strategy is to create a divide between the major similarities and
differences between two things. Typically, a user will study some form of educational material
and then be asked to write down the similarities that two or more things share followed by them
writing the differences between two things. In relation to this text, we are talking about
prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the two main domains of organisms. The two share many
similarities in the presence of DNA and cells, but also have many differences like their number
of cells and the types of organisms that fall underneath their branch. Due to these two types of
organisms being extremely integral to all of biology, they must be easily identified. By reading
the text and gaining an understanding of the two they can then begin comparing and contrasting
the two through some form of organizer. Once performed, they now have a clear and detailed
study tool. The compare and contrast strategy fits this resource so well because this resource
provides incredible detail of the two types of organism but doesn’t create defined lines between
the two, which may lead to some confusion.
Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Worksheet

Directions: With the provided examples as a guide, fill in the remaining parallels between
prokaryotic organisms and eukaryotic organisms. Then explain in a few sentences why one set of
parallels could be more advantageous for their respected organism.

Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
Unicellular Multicellular

No nucleus DNA in the nucleus

No membrane enclosed organelles Membrane bound organelles

Example: streptococcus Dog

E. coli Example: yeast

Explanation:
It may be more advantageous for prokaryotes to be unicellular because they can reproduce
rapidly and change very quickly in response to their environement. For eukaryotes, being
multicellular allows them to be larger and take on more high energy/high reward tasks.
Resource 3:
Photosynthesis Interactive (HTML5). (n.d.). Biomanbio.com.
https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/PhotoRespgames/photointeractivehtml5p
age.html

Although I am pretty against the idea of virtual labs, this resource could be used
more as a supplement to an actual lab. This website is a virtual lab that allows students to
experiment with all types of light dependent and light independent reactions and see how
they support unique types of life. To be able to see the products of photosynthesis in a
short time period is much easier than waiting days or weeks for a plant to grow in a lab,
so it may be a good resource to have.

Strategy 3: Internet Workshop

Internet workshops are one of the best alternitives to physical laboratory experiments. Some lab
experiments are either too difficult or take too long to be used in a real classroom. In addition to
this, due to behavioral issues, some classrooms cannot safely move through a procedure of a real
lab experiment. This resource provides students with an interactive experiment involving the
chemical reactions and physical processes involved in photosynthesis. Photosynthesis
observation through plant growth may be the most simplistic example of the complex process,
but it takes far too long for a single day lab experiment. In addition to this, it is too difficult to
deprive plants of certain needs while housing them in the classroom. This resource works
perfectly with this strategy as the resource itself is a form of an online laboratory experiment.
Using an internet workshop to discuss and collaborate while using this resource could perfectly
mediate any issues caused by a physical lab.
Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Photosynthesis Online Lab Worksheet

Directions: As you work through the online interactive lab, answer the following questions.

What is the definition of photosynthesis?

The process by which organisms make food by using light energy.

What are examples of organisms that may be photosynthetic and why?

One example may be a plant like a flower, as they grow toward the sun and do not eat other
organisms for energy.

What chemical products are necessary for photosynthesis?

Sunlight CO2 and H2O are all needed for photosynthesis.

What are the chemical products or chemical output of photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis produces oxygen and sugars.

What is an observation you can make when comparing this process to human breathing?
Humans' breathe in O2 and breathe out CO2 while plants take in CO2 and release O2.
Resource 4:
Walker, A. (2008). Multiplication in a Flash. Multiplication.com

This introductory book by Alan Walker provides children with strong visuals and high-
quality examples of simple multiplication. In the process of meiosis, we are introduced to
the haploid number (n) and the diploid number (2n). In addition to this, there is an
endless number of aneuploidy examples such as triploidy. Simple multiplication and/or
division is all it takes to find the total chromosome number after meiosis, so this book
could be a strong supplement for any student who is struggling with applying the math to
the science.

Strategy 4: Activating Prior Knowledge

Activiating prior knowledge is a general strategy that focuses on calling upon things learned in
the past to reinforce or boost new lessons and new content. This can be very important in biology
because the scientific concepts found in biology may seem very abstract, but are really just
things that are present in the world around you. If we can tap into that general knowledge of the
world around us, we can apply it to the sometimes-complicated processes of biology. This
resource acts as a quick and easy way to resurface mathematic techniques that were learned in
the past. These techniques may seem simple to most, but a short refresher can be greatly
beneficial. This form of math, once resurfaced, can be used in meiosis, mitosis and in Punnett
squares to help students with application problems. This resource complements this strategy so
well because the resource can help bring this prior knowledge into working memory again, so
students can apply it to new content.
Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Multiplication in Mitosis and Meiosis Worksheet

Directions: With the methods reinforced in Multiplication in a Flash, use multiplication and
division to deduce the pattern between the haploid number and the diploid number of various
organisms. The explain why this is occurring.

Organism Diploid Chromosome # Haploid Chromosome #

Human 46 23

Bat 44 22

Fly 12 6

Monkey 42 21

Chicken 78 39

Frog 26 13

Why?
Most organisms get one set of chromosomes from each parent. This causes the halpoid number
to double once a full set (diploid) is established. The math can be reversed to find the haploid
number from the diploid number.
Resource 5:
Cregan, E. (2007). All About Mitosis and Meiosis. Teacher Created Materials.
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This informative book by Elizabeth Cregan covers, in detail, the process of mitosis and
meiosis. In addition to that, it provides high quality images of each process, allowing
students to become familiar with the different stages of each under a microscope.
Allowing students to see real microscopic images of the two processes before looking for
them under a microscope themselves can be extremely beneficial as it will help them call
upon some form of prior knowledge.

Strategy 5: Series of Events Chain and Compare and Contrast

The series of events strategy is a form of graphic organizer that creates a chain of events,
allowing users to understand the flow of a process in an easy to interpret way. This strategy is so
useful in classrooms because it provides students with an opportunity to familiarize themselves
with the content through interaction while also providing them with a very practical graphic
organizer to use later on in studying. This resource is used to provide an in-depth understanding
of mitosis and meiosis, from the processes involved to the proteins used. Mitosis and meiosis are
almost always learned in the same, highly effective way. The two are outlined separately in
terms of major steps, something that would be complemented very well by a series of events
organizer, and then the two processes are compared to one another, to further focus on their
minor differences and similarities. Thus, the two strategies working in tandem could create a
fantastic way to explore this topic.
Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Mitosis Worksheet

Directions: Place in order the following images involved in the process of mitosis. Then, write a
few sentences about the difference in process that occurs in meiosis.
Explain: Mitosis creates body cells or somatic cells while meiosis creates sex cells or gametes.
Meiosis also has two cell divisions, one reductional and one equational, while mitotic cells only
divide once. Mitosis creates genetically identical cells while cells after meiosis are different from
one another. Mitosis creates diploid cells while meiosis creates haploid cells.

Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Levels of Linnean Classification Worksheet

Directions: After reading and summarizing the key points of Classification Of Living
Organisms, chapter 1, use your summary and notes to classify the following four organisms
based off of the domain and kingdom. Write your answers below the provided image.

1. Cremini Mushrooms

Domain: Kingdom:
2. Sunflower
Domain: Kingdom:
3. Escherichia Coli

Domain: Kingdom:

Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Worksheet

Directions: With the provided examples as a guide, fill in the remaining parallels between
prokaryotic organisms and eukaryotic organisms. Then explain in a few sentences why one set of
parallels could be more advantageous for their respected organism.

Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
Unicellular

DNA in the nucleus

Membrane bound organelles

Example: streptococcus

Example: yeast
Explanation:

Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Photosynthesis Online Lab Worksheet

Directions: As you work through the online interactive lab, answer the following questions.

What is the definition of photosynthesis?

What are examples of organisms that may be photosynthetic and why?

What chemical products are necessary for photosynthesis?

What are the chemical products or chemical output of photosynthesis?

What is an observation you can make when comparing this process to human breathing?

Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Multiplication in Mitosis and Meiosis Worksheet

Directions: With the methods reinforced in Multiplication in a Flash, use multiplication and
division to deduce the pattern between the haploid number and the diploid number of various
organisms. The explain why this is occurring.

Organism Diploid Chromosome # Haploid Chromosome #

Human 46 23

Bat 22

Fly 12

Monkey 21
 Chicken 39

Frog 26

Why?

Name:____________________________ Date:_______________

Mitosis Worksheet

Directions: Place in order the following images involved in the process of mitosis. Then, write a
few sentences about the difference in process that occurs in meiosis.
Explain: