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Students develop a Taxonomic Key for marine invertebrates from pictures they are given after practicing together with common objects, such as shoes. They then compare their key to a provided Ocean Invertebrates Taxonomic Key.

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scientific classification, taxonomy, coral reefs, oceans

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classification, coral reef, ocean, taxonomy, science
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Grade
4th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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Duration
2 hrs

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