Learners conduct Internet research on various animals. They write and create an Animal ABC book, including pictures of each animal, and each animal's phyla and class, to present to a young child.

Students participate in class discussion about the movie Arachnophobia. In this biology lesson, students find articles and photos of a species that interest them. They share it with their group.

Go back in time to discover the evolutionary story of the arthropod and what this phylum of the animal kingdom looks like today.

Wikipedia offers information on arthropods, the largest phylum of animals. Includes scientific classification chart and image.

Understand the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of arthropods.

This website provides information required for a hands-on program that enables students to work alongside active museum curators, postdoctoral researchers, and collection managers. The programs will teach students to identify, classify,...

A tutorial that explains the evolutionary history of arthropods. Within the history, students can learn about taxonomy, paleontology, fossils, and evolution. Each section includes key questions for students to focus on as they move...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents an overview of the major animals groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, vertebrates, invertebrates, those having live births and...

Background information about all of the classes of the animal kingdom, followed by four short lesson plan outlines.

The trilobite of the months greets you on this award winning site that provides an immense data base of facts on this fascinating but extinct arthropod. Start with the Introduction in the left hand menu bar for easy to understand...

This informative site provides a description of the characteristics of Myriapods. Local animals (southeastern Michigan) in these groups are then examined in further detail. Pictures and classification groupings are included in this site.

Everything you ever wanted to know about your favorite arthropod, the millipede! The site has pictures, information, world records, etc.

Wikipedia offers information on millipedes, including a scientific classification chart and several images.

Spiders are easy to study as they are found everywhere. This page answers common questions about spiders, including classification information. It also has many excellent photographs of these critters and links to information on the most...

This page answers common questions that students might ask about millipedes, including classification information. It also has excellent photographs of them and links to more in-depth information.

This page answers common questions that students might ask about centipedes, including classification information. It also has photographs of them, a labelled diagram of their body parts, and links to more in-depth information.

See pictures of many different butterfly wing patterns and read about the individual butterflies.

Collect and analyze organisms and use a dichotomous key to identify and classify the organisms. Research the evolutionary history of organisms.

Find concise information that chronicles common spiders found around homes and buildings. Several descriptions and pictures are included on this site.

This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.