From Protist to Prokaryote

You teach kids biology and therefore you know about the five kingdoms of life: prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. But, can you explain the difference between "bacteria" with a lower-case "b" and "Bacteria" with an upper-case "B"?What about the comparisons between Archaea and Bacteria? Where do Monera come into the picture? And, what do Protists have to do with any of this?

If this seems potentially confusing to your students, consider a new biology text created specifically to better deal with the complexities and wonders of biological organization and classification, Kingdoms of Life Connected. This new book by Priscilla Spears is a teacher's godsend when the confusing and difficult details of teaching the interelations and interconnectedness of life is your priority.

This excellent new book will kindle your students' curiosities as it presents a new perspective on the order and organization of life in an entertaining manner. In addition, the structure of the book itself is designed to make sure that the teacher is always a step ahead of even the brightest student.

After you go through spirochetes, cyanobacteria, hyperthermophiles and methanogens, with all their variety and amazing abilities, your students will move into even more interesting questions. For example, what do bacteria have to do with copper, beans, linen, chocolate and antibiotic ointment? The book offers a variety of hands-on activities and experiments to reinforce the lessons learned.

By the time you leave the prokaryotes and move into the protists, your students will be eager to learn about the exciting first eukaryotes. This is an intriguing group that is completely unlike the animals and plants. Some are big enough to see, but many make great microscope subjects. By the time you guide your students through the story of protists in Kingdoms of Life Connected, you may have produced converts to serious study of biology even before you get to plants and animals.

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