Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates

In this echinoderm worksheet, students will explore the characteristics of echinoderms including their body structures and larval stages. Then students will match the five classes of echinoderms to their descriptions. This worksheet has...

In this invertebrate worksheet, students fill in the blank of four statements that focus on the characteristics of invertebrate chordates. Then students will number five statements in the order water flows through a tunicate. Then...

In this invertebrate worksheet, students review characteristics of the different types of invertebrates. This worksheet places 32 vocabulary words into a crossword puzzle.

For this invertebrate worksheet, high schoolers will review 11 vocabulary words associated with the characteristics of echinoderms and invertebrate chordates. This worksheet is a crossword puzzle.

How have we become what we've become? The presentation slides explain the process of evolution from a body plan viewpoint. They describe the evolution of each body plan including body symmetry, embryological development, cephalization,...

Engage young biologists with four laboratory activities that explore the fossil record. Learners examine fossil images, a fossil kit, the rock record, and geologic time scale. They even experiment with the oxygen production of an Elodea...

Searched hours for an activity that allows individuals the ability to use multiple resources to learn about both plant and animal kingdoms? This discussion and activity provide pupils with the ability to visualize each organism before...

Students observe the two major developmental pathways (protostome and deuterostome). They analyze data regarding differences in nucleotide sequences and construct a phylogenetic tree. They observe the similar evolutionary history shared...

High schoolers study starfish through dissection. For this biology lesson plan, students explore the lives of starfish as they view a slide show, observe parts of echinoderms, and compare the classification of the starfish with other...