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- 4th - 5th
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Students use the Internet to explore the Blue Crab. They identify the difference between a male and female Blue Crab and the Blue Crab's predators and prey. They describe the Blue Crab's life cycle including its feeding habits. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students view a video showing the anatomy, life cycle, and unique blood properties of the horseshoe crab. They observe a live and preserved horseshoe crab. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students collect snail shells, measure and record their lengths and if they are occupied by a hermit crab. They discover if their is a size difference between occupied and unoccupied shells. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students review the lifecycle of land hermit crabs by viewing a poster or transparency. They identify the different body parts of a hermit crab and what each part is used for. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students investigate where a hermit crab lives, what it eats, and the hermit crab lifecycle. They discuss and examine pictures of hermit crabs, listen to the book "Pagoo," and ask and answer questions about the book. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students engage in a lesson on hermit crabs. In a class discussion, they establish what they already know about hermit crabs, and what they would like to know about hermit crabs. Students view photographs of hermit crabs, and of other crustaceans and talk about the differences they see. An art activity culminates this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students use a variety of materials to learn where a hermit crab lives, what it eats, why a hermit crab's shell is important, and how a hermit crab moves. They observe the crabs if possible for several days and write what they have seen in their science logs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the BlueCrab Archives website. It includes pictures of a blue crab as it goes through the stages of molting. Students often become confused with the term molting since it is used in different ways in the animal world. However, it is important to have them understand that animals go through changes as they grow. Some animals simply become bigger while others have to change a part of their body in order to grow. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in an activity in which they observe the behavior of a crab. In groups, they label and identify the function of each main part while observing and record their behavior. They make educated guesses on why they behave the way they do and answer questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are included. Full Review »