NAME THAT PROTIST!

Are you ready to play the "Name ThatProtist" game?This game involves looking at samples of protists on microscope slides and correctly identifying them. There are a few steps you need to completein order to prepare for the game. You will be gathering as much information possible about each of the following protists so that you can easily identify them when you see them: euglena, paramecium, amoeba, and volvox. As you complete each of the assignments below, fill in the PROTIST CHART with as much information as you can find for each organism. You may also use on-line sources to get any further information you may need.

You must doALL of the following tasks, but you may do them in any order you'd like. Once you have completed all of the steps, you willbe ready to play Name That Protist. Check off each box as you complete each task.

A / B / C / D / E
Macro to Micro
Read pages 133-134 / Diversity of Life
Read pages 56-65 / Protist Vocabulary / Protist Videos
Watch videos listed below. Links on my web page. / ProtistDiagram
Add info to chart / Answer all questions in section
Add info to chart / Use glossary in both books as needed / Add info to chart / Follow directions
Use info from chart

Protist Videos

You only need to watch the number of minutes listed for each video to get the information you need; however, if you wish to watch the entire video, feel free! Just go to my web page and click on the links below.

Euglena watch up to 3 minutes

Paramecium watch up to 7 minutes

Amoeba watch up to 5 minutes

Volvox watch the whole thing, it’s short!

Now, here’s the deal... you have two(that’s right TWO) days to complete all of this work! You must use your time wisely in class to get this done! Plan to do some of it for homework and in resources. Be smart about it, though, if you don’t have a computer at home, be sure to watch the videos here in class and do the reading at home. You may work together with a partner of your choice, or you may work alone. OK, contestants, get to work. Let’s see who will be the winner of NAME THAT PROTIST! We will play the game in lab two days from now! Will you be ready? P.S. All work will be graded, so do your best!