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Crabs Lesson Plans
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In this lesson students develop a hypothesis for the survival of living fossils such as coelacanths and horseshoe crabs. They discuss theories for the extinction of dinosaurs then research one of the living fossils in detail to evaluate their own hypothesis. There is a Discovery Channel companion video for this lesson.
Students examine the habitat of land hermit crabs in the wild, their diet in the wild, and how to meet their dietary needs. Links will be made with the Food Pyramid and a healthy human diet. After a lecture/demo, students come up with a diet that would be proper for a hermit crab.
Students decorate a tree with ornaments which represent different locomotion skills such as crab walk, stretches, jump rope, and jumping jacks. Great for holiday week.
Learners analyze data to investigate the influence of water depth on size among deep-water crabs. They interpret results from this data, and apply the results regarding appropriate fishery regulations.
Students identify some of the different species of crabs and tell how they adapt themselves to their environment. They discuss the evolution and stages of development of the crabs. They identify the Phylum Arthropoda and the Class Crustacea.
In this lesson students perform the "crab walk" and the "fish swim" as music plays. When the music stops, the "fish" students freeze in position as the crabs tag other fish. Tagged fish become crabs. In this lesson students continue playing the modified game of tag.
In this lesson students exercise in various positions to enhance motor skills. In this physical education lesson, students participate in a variety of exercises to better locomotion skills. Exercises include the crab walk, basketball dribble, cones, beanbag balance and ball roll.
Learners explore information about weather and its components using an online virtual website. In this earth science lesson, learners explain how the environment interacts with weather. They participate in a virtual Alaskan king crab fishing tour.
4th graders identify the life cycle of a crab and other marine animals. In this marine life lesson, 4th graders complete a crab puppet activity, explore crab moulting, research the life cycle stages of a crab, and identify crab varieties.
In this lesson students study the life cycle of a crab and the larval stages of marine animals. In this marine animals lesson, students watch a puppet introduction to a crab's life cycle. In this lesson students learn about crab moulting and their life cycle stages. In this lesson students view pictures of the stages and learn the varieties of crabs. As extension, students may study crabs in various learning stations.
