Genus and Species Name

1. INNOVATIVE LESSON PLAN
Name of the Teacher: Hyacinth.B.L.Bensi Standard: VIII
Name of the School: M.M.R.H.S.S Strength: 38
Name of the Subject: Biology Duration: 40 minutes
Name of the Unit: An Address for living beings Average age: 13+
Name of the topic: Genus & species name Date:
Curricular Statement
Develop factual, conceptual, procedural, meta cognitive knowledge, process
skill on genus & species names through lecture method, group discussion &
evaluation by questioning in group work.
Content Analysis
Genus, Species, Panthera, Corvus, Utillissima, Sapiens, Carica, Indica, Apis,
Mangifera, Leo, Nucifera, Canis, Domesticus, Oryza.
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2. Facts:
o Panthera is the genus name of Tiger.
o Species composed of same kind of organisms.
o Genus is composed of various species.
o Corvus is the genus name of crow.
o utillissima is the species name of tapioca.
o sapiens is the species name of man.
o Carica is the genus name of papaya.
o indica is the species name of mytilus.
o Apis is the genus name of honey bee.
o Mangifera is the genus name of mango tree.
o leo is the species name of lion.
o nucifera is the species name of coconut tree
o Canis is the genus name of dog.
o domesticus is the species name of cat.
o Oryza is the genus name of paddy.
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3. Concepts:
Minor Concepts:
· Species is the group composed of same kind of organisms.
· Genus is composed of various species.
Major Concepts:
Each & every living organism has a species & genus name.
Learning outcome in terms of Specification
Enable pupils to develop
I. Factual Knowledge on genus & species names through:
a. Recalling new terms like genus, species, panthera, corvus, utillissima, sapiens,
carica, indica etc.
b. Recognizing the genus & species name of various organisms.
c. Explaining the genus & species name of various organisms.
II. Conceptual knowledge about genus & species names through:
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4. a. Recalling the genus and species names of various organisms
b. Recognizing genus & species name of various organisms.
III. Procedural knowledge on genus & species names through:
a. Explaining genus & species name of various organisms
IV. Metacognitive knowledge on genus & species names through:
a. Explaining genus & species names of various organisms.
b. Recalling genus & species names of various organisms.
V. Different process skills like
a. Identifying genus & species name of various organisms.
b. Communicating through presenting the group work.
VI. Scientific attitude towards the study on genus & species name of various organisms.
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5. Pre-Requisites
Pupil knows that each & every living organism has a genus & species name.
Teaching- Learning Resources
· Activity card containing questions.
· Activity card containing puzzle to fill in with respect to the questions given in
the other activity card.
Reference Book
Text books of STD VIII, SCERT Kerala.
Class room interaction procedure Pupils response
Teacher makes a rapport with the students & asks questions
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6.  Who suggested different levels of classification on the basis Carl Linnaeus.
of similarities & differences ?
 Which is the basic unit of classification? Species
 Who defined the system of giving scientific names to Carl Linnaeus
organisms?
 Which are the dual names included in the system of Genus & Species
naming organisms scientifically?
Yes, good today we are going to study about the
genus and species names of some organisms.
Presentation
Activity – I
Teacher draws a table containing the genus & species
names of some organisms on the black board & ask Pupil observes
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7. the students to observe it.
Name of Genus Name Species Name
Organism
Papaya Carica papaya
Paddy Oryza sativa
Tapioca Manihot utillissima
Crow Corvus splendens
Man Homo sapiens
Lion Panthera leo
Mango tree Mangifera indica
Honey bee Apis indica
Mytilus Perna indica
Tiger Panthera tigris
Cat Felis domesticus
Dog Canis familiaris
Coconut tree Cocus nucifera
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8. Teacher then asks questions.
 What is the species name of crow? splendens
 What is the genus name of paddy? Oryza
 What is the genus name of mytilus? Perna
 What is the species name of papaya? papaya
Black Board
Crow- splendens, Paddy- Oryza, Mytilus- Perna,
Papaya- papaya.
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9. Activity- II
Teacher divide the students into different groups &
gives the activity cards containing questions &
puzzle to fill in with respect to the given questions.
Questions
1. Genus name of tiger
2. Species name of mytilus
3. Genus name of crow
4. Genus name of honeybee
5. Species name of tapioca
6. Genus name of mango tree
7. Species name of man
8. Species name of lion
9. Species name of coconut Tree
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Consolidation
Each & every organism has a species & genus
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10. 10. Genus name of papaya
11. Species name of dog
12. Species name of cat
13. Genus name of paddy
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11. Across Down
1.Species 2.Genus
4.Genus 3.Species
6.Genus 4.Genus
7.Species 5.Genus
11.Species 8.Species
12.Genus 9.Genus
10.Species
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13. Teacher concluded the class by describing various genus
& species name of an organism.
Review Questions
 What is the species name of tapioca? Utillissima
 What is the genus name of paddy? Oryza
 What is the species name of cat? Domesticus
Follow- up Activity
Draw a neat table and write the genus & species
name of various organisms
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