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Kingdom Animalia

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Learners are introduced to the basic characteristics of the animal kingdom. this lesson plan is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this segment, students explore the the members of a few phyla of the animal kingdom.

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asexual reproduction, reproduction, adaptations, bilateral symmetry, binomial nomenclature, bioluminescence, cilia, ciliated coelom, dichotomous distribution, ecosystems, endoskeletons, eukaryotes, exoskeletons, gills, habitats, heterotrophs, inversions

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adaptation, asexual reproduction, bilateral symmetry, binomial nomenclature, bioluminescence, cilia, ciliated coelom, dichotomous distribution, ecosystem, endoskeleton, eukaryote, exoskeleton, gills, habitat, heterotroph, invert, science
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7th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
5 days
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Project-Based Learning
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