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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Invertebrate Zoology

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and read about original research performed on all 30 major invertebrate animal phyla except insects.
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
See all the of the different animal phyla that represent invertebrates and how diverse they are with the help of short video clips.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Invertebrate Zoology Collections Search

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database of the collections of invertebrates at the National Museum of Natural History. You can search by keyword, or in a more scientific way, such as by phylum or expedition.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers characteristics of invertebrates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Invertebrates

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animals are also often identified as being either invertebrates or vertebrates. These are terms based on the skeletons of the animals. Vertebrates have a backbone...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrates: Overview Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Use this illustrated overview of invertebrates for review.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how invertebrates are classified.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the major events in invertebrate evolution.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Other Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum studies a range of topics related to invertebrates, or animals without a backbone. Crabs, snails, barnacles, sponges, and more are discussed at this exhibit.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on invertebrates that presents examples of each of the six phyla in the invertebrate group.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Other Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about various species of invertebrates including ticks, mussels, spiders and worms.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Invertebrate O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of invertebrates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.1 Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the biological diversity and classification of invertebrates.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dance With Vertebrates and Invertebrates [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this instructional activity, 5th graders use movement and dance composition to aid in the understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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University of Guelph

Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a comprehensive guide to anyone seeking information on invertebrates. Provides links to morphology, biodiversity, ecology and habitats.
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this ten-question review quiz over invertebrates. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Features interesting facts and colorful photos of a variety of invertebrates with a map of the location where they can be found.
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NOAA

Noaa: Living Ocean Gallery Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Many still photographs and video clips of marine invertebrates are available in this huge collection.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Marine Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about invertebrates found in the ocean, their individual methods of adaptations, identifying characteristics, and contributions to the marine ecosystem.
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What2Learn

What2 Learn: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 5th
Play an interactive game of hangman to prove your knowledge phyla of invertebrates.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Invertebrates

For Students 1st - 8th
What is an Invertebrate? Kids learn about these animals that have no backbone such as worms, mollusks, insects, and spiders.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
The characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates are described here. Includes a list of examples for each group and a chart highlighting their differences.
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Other

University of Wisconsin: Invertebrate Fossils of Wisconsin

For Students 9th - 10th
A great collection of invertebrate fossil pictures, accompanied by a description of the fossil and where it was found.
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Other

Science Spot: Classroom Activity: Invertebrate Classification Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Guidelines and printable materials for an activity through which students match invertebrates to phylum in which they belong.

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