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- 5th - 8th
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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. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students conduct Internet research on the animals written about in the book, The Island of the Blue Dolphin. They take notes on their chosen animals, and organize the information in a web. Full Review »
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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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- Kindergarten
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Students identify shapes to create sand crabs, and make colored sand for texture. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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
- 4th - 8th
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Students play a game about the life cycle of a blue crab in order to witness the causes of changes in the crab population and discuss what a resource manager could do to keep a stable crab population. Students then create a game titled "The Life of a Fisherman". 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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- 10th - 12th
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Students view the video, "Evolving Ideas: Who Was Charles Darwin?" from the internet. They collect images of the blue crab life cycle. Students discuss the blue crab, and read the information found in an attached chart. On a second day, students view the exoskeletons of six different arthropods that are closely related to the blue crab. Students 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 »
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