Read Works
Read Works: Creepy Cave Crawlers
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about new insect species found within caves. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Characteristics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers characteristics of invertebrates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Invertebrates
[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...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Animal Ecosystems, Adaptations and Food Chains
This unit contains interactive lessons on animal ecosystems, animal classification, adaptations, and food chains.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Giant Squid
What makes a giant squid unique? This site features a diagram and some information about this cephalopod. Students can learn about the giant squid's anatomy, diet and more through this resource.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Information About the Hydrostatic Skeleton
Explains what a hydrostatic skeleton is and the types of organisms that have one. Describes examples from six phyla and the advantages and disadvantages of this type of skeleton.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Octopus
Come and discover what octopi eat and where they live when you visit this resource. Students and teachers will benefit from this clear and concise presentation of information.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Environmental Education for Kids
This site provides illustrations, descriptions, and species of amphibians, birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, and endangered species.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Vertebrates or Invertebrates
During this lesson, students navigate the Internet to discover facts about vertebrates and invertebrates. They use the facts they learn to participate in several class activities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Classification
This lesson will explain the reasons that society groups and classifies. The lesson has a hands-on component that helps students connect everyday grouping with the way that scientists group and classify all living organisms.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Abc Book of Fauna
This lesson is to provide students the opportunity to explore the various types of fauna (animals) found in the various biomes throughout the world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 9.1 Invertebrate Diversity
Understand the biological diversity and classification of invertebrates.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Dance With Vertebrates and Invertebrates [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 5th graders use movement and dance composition to aid in the understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates.
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Shell Game
A companion to a PBS program, this Jeopardy-style game test learners as they identify the characteristics of mollusks.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Living Things Families
What do centipedes and crabs have in common? What's so special about a backbone? Check this site out from The Franklin Institute if you are interested in biology and classification.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sea Urchins Are Part Human
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research connected to the possibility that despite their qualities of brainless, limbless, and invertebrates, sea urchins are actually similar to humans.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Noncoelomate Invertebrates
Find out what you know about noncoelomate invertebrates by taking this post test.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Noncoelomate Invertebrates
Find out what you know about noncoelomate invertebrates by taking this pre test.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Post Test: Coelomate Invertebrates
Find out what you know about coelomate invertebrates by taking this post test.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Coelomate Invertebrates
Find out how much you know about coelomate invertebrates by taking this pre test.
Other
Glaucus: Cnidaria
This is the home page of the phylum Cnidaria. Links to resources to the major group of invertebrates that includes the sea anemones, corals, jellyfishes, hydroids, and animals that contain 'cnida' stinging capsules.
Other
Marine Invertebrates of Hawaii Phylum Annelida
Colorful pictures and short descriptions of several marine worms are available here.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Kids: Arthropods
Do you want to learn about what makes an insect? This page contains facts about the characteristics of arthropods as well as pictures of them.