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- 3rd - 5th
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Students brainstorm different characteristics of invertebrates and investigate invertebrates by conducting Internet research. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explain why new drugs are needed to treat cardiovascular disease, cancer, inflammation, and infections. They infer why some marine invertebrates are promising sources of new drugs, explaining the process in which cells manufacture chemicals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify at least three pharmacologically- active chemicals derived from marine invertebrates. They describe the disease-fighting action of at least three pharmacologically-active chemicals derived from marine invertebrates. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover correlations in food preferences of invertebrates, and assess stream health through use of kicknets, invertebrate keys, CBL systems and probes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine a local water supply and create a fictional invertebrate specifically adapted to thrive in that environment. They write a short story from the invertebrate's point of view. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study data to hypothesis about the influence of a water circulation cell on the retention of benthic invertebrate larvae in the area of a seamount. They investigate the positives and negatives of larvae retention in this series of lessons. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students explore the major characteristics of the major animal phyla. They describe adaptive features that have contributed to the success of animals on land. Students explain how primate evolution provides a context for understanding human origins. They participate in a game to match animals characteristics to their phylum or class. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore vertebrates and invertebrates. They explain the terms and classify different phylums of animals as either vertebrate or invertebrate. They identify similarities and differences between the different types of invertebrates. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students will continue to practice the careful observation and analyses that lead to valid inferences that are an essential part of the scientific process. Students will apply their knowledge of evolution and the relatedness of organisms to analyze the processes by which organisms accomplish life functions. Students will understand the importance of invertebrates to the health of the ecosystem Full Review »
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Students identify and interpret how Carolus Linnaeus devised a classification system for living things with two kingdoms, how scientists now classify the Five Kingdoms of Living Things, as well as how vertebrates and invertebrates, plants, and other living things are classified. Full Review »
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