BEYOND-THE-BASIC

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Name: Nick Singleton

Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Biology
Basic Productivity Tool Used: Inspiration
Standards Addressed:
SB3. Students will derive the relationship between single-celled and multi-celled organisms and the
increasing complexity of systems.
1. Compare how structures and function vary between the six kingdoms (archaebacteria,
eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals).

Blooms Level of Critical Thinking:
Remembering Understanding

Applying

Analyzing

Evaluating

Creating

Description of how to implement in the class: Students will be asked to create a graphic organizer
using the program Inspiration. The graphic organizer will help students learn the different structures
and functions across the six kingdoms in biology. This will be a 2-day in-class activity using the
computer lab or school laptops that will introduce students to the six kingdoms of biology. Students
will research characteristics and examples (found locally) of each kingdom, and then use Inspiration
to create their graphic organizer. When complete, they will send me their finished organizers, and I
will then create a PowerPoint to present their work. During this time, as a class we will discuss the
key characteristics and functions unique to each kingdom. I will use these key concepts to create a
class organizer. Throughout the unit students will have opportunities to add new concepts to the
class organizer. The finished class organizer will be printed out and given to each student as a tool to
help direct their studying.
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): Loti 4 best describes this activity. The technology is
central to instruction of this concept. Students will also be creating their own work with the help of
Inspiration. The teacher is just supplying a guide to the activity, so student results will vary with
content and creativity. Students will also be building on this activity throughout the unit as they
create their own study guide.
Description of the sample BBPT file provided *: The sample BBPT file above is shown as both a
picture (JPEG) and downloadable Inspiration file. This shows a general example of what a students
work may look at. The sample is based on a template from Inspiration, but students will have the
option to create their own organizer from scratch.
Other comments about your proposed BBPT Activity: The lesson concept here can be used for
every unit. Students will introduce themselves to the content by making a graphic organizer. Then
the class and I will build upon that organizer throughout the unit. Students will then be given the
master organizer as a tool to help study.