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Seashore Limitations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate the movements and behaviors of creatures from different parts of the ocean.
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The Brine Shrimp Project

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders design and conduct a laboratory investigation to determine how different factors may affect the hatching and development of brine shrimp eggs.
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Classification

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders sort insects into groups by determining similar characteristics. They role play as Entomologists to sort insects.
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Marketing the New Hybrids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars work together to develop a hypothesis on the natural and applied hybridization of certain species in an ecosystem. Using the internet, they research this topic and read any recent articles or studies. They must note the...
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SEXUAL LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENT USING MONOCYSTIS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform a lab to becoe familar with scientific concepts. The skill of inquiry is essential and this lesson furthers its development. The intelligence of kinesthetics is used as learners perform the many aspects of this lab...
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Internet Gastropod Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use the Internet to research gastropods. Using their textbook, students identify questions by topic they are interested in finding more in depth information. They answer each question and cite at least two internet URLs for each. They...
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Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the classification of living things. There are 32 biology terms located in the word search.
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Algae

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to algae. There are 54 biology terms located in the word search.
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Reading Comprehension: The Insect World

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a non-fiction passage titled, "The Insect World" and complete 5 short answer questions.
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Meet the Arctic Benthos

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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
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Coral Reef Bleaching

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the structural biology of corals. Working individually, students identify how corals become bleached and which conditions produce more and less coral bleaching. High schoolers explore how this effects the...
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Nudibranchs-Splendid Sea Slugs

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students brainstorm a list of colorful animals and research why they are colorful. In this biology lesson, students sketch what a nudibranchs look like before watching a video. They compare their sketch to the actual...
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Phylum Annelida

For Students 9th - 10th
This section (in table of contents as "Phylum Annelida: Segmented Worms") gives a description of how segmented worms developed certain characteristics as well as it explains the differences in the evolution of different classes of...
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PBS

Pbs: The Shape of Life: Activities and Resources: Phylum Comparison [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore eight major phyla of the animal kingdom by comparing body plans, animal behavior, evolution, reproduction, and more. Includes a one-page reference to characteristics by phylum.
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Phylum Chordata

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the characteristics, classification, and phylogeny that make the Phylum Chordata, a distinct animal classification group. See examples and photos of different species of chordates.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Phyla of the Animalia

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual and textual information of the major animal phyla with a focus on marine organisms.
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PBS

Pbs the Shape of Life: Phylum Chordata

For Students 9th - 10th
From a PBS television series, this site offers a summary of the features which characterize the phylum chordata and includes multiple color photos.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Animal Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Check out the diverse traits that animals can have that put them into different Phyla to make it easier to classify them.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Finding Phyla

For Students 3rd - 5th
Animals come in all shapes and sizes, each a small part of the amazing diversity of life. These differences can also help us to classify animals into different groups. Which group do you belong to? Do this experiment to investigate the...
Handout
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Class

For Students 9th - 10th
In the animal kingdom, there are seven living classes in the phylum Vertebrata. The Palomar College shares detailed information on each of these classes. Includes examples and photos as well as a follow-up quiz.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks)

For Students 9th - 10th
A great, detailed description of mollusks. Discusses parts of their external and internal anatomy and their functions, and lists several characteristics of mollusks. Tabbed pages include pictures, specimens and classification.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Annelida (Segmented Worms)

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the morphology common to Annelid classes as well as their development.
Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Arthropoda

For Students 9th - 10th
This general overview of the arthropod phylum, which includes insects and arachnids, looks at such topics as body symmetry, appendages, movement, respiratory and nervous systems, and reproduction.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Platyhelminthes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Animal Diversity Web offers a site on the phylum platyhelminthes, or flatworms. Includes a section on reproduction.

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