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- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students recognize and identify major groups found in the Arctic benthos. They describe common feeding strategies used by benthic animals in the Arctic Ocean. They discuss relationships between Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students determine where to buy the heaviest earthworms as they study invertebrates. They create a double bar graph of the results of the weight data. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the distinguishing characteristics of five classes of vertebrates. They differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates, assemble a rodent skeleton, observe an experiment, and compose a poem. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students compare and contrast small animals, including at least three invertebrates, found in the local environment. They create a slideshow on a creature, and compose a small booklet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students participate in a two-part lab that takes place in the field and the laboratory. They work in pairs to compare fauna in crevice and non-crevice habitats and between vertical walls and overhang microhabitats among coastal rocks. Students then return to the lab and mount samples for further observation. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students design and conduct and experiment to determine how invertebrates react to an outside stimulus such as light and other stimuli. Student must develop a clear plan of action, collect data in an organized manner and analyze their results. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students develop a Taxonomic Key for marine invertebrates from pictures they are given after practicing together with common objects, such as shoes. They then compare their key to a provided Ocean Invertebrates Taxonomic Key. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students complete two labs. They observe the fertilization and development of sea urchin and zebrafish embryos. They examine the similarities and differences in the development of an invertebrate vs. a vertebrate animal. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research invertebrates to find out what they look like, where they live, how they reproduce, etc., and create oral and written report that includes bibliography, visuals, and quiz. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review the characteristics of invertebrates. In groups, they examine the three different types of worms and how they behave in various soil conditions. They record and discuss their observations of the worms to end the lesson. Full Review »

