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Invertebrate Research Project
Young scholars keep a scientific research notebook on an invertebrate detailing its behavior and responses.
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Invertebrate Dribbling
Students practice proper dribbling skills and work on identifying invertebrates as one of four major types.
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What Animal Am I?
Students brainstorm different characteristics of invertebrates and investigate invertebrates by conducting Internet research.
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Vertebrates And Invertebrates
For this science lesson, students classify pictures into categories of vertebrates or invertebrates. After a class discussion, students divide into groups, and are given plastic baggies that contain photographs of each. The groups must...
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Sponges - A Coloring Worksheet
In this sponges worksheet, students read the information about sponges. Students answer the provided questions about the reading passage. Students color the illustration at the bottom of the page.
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Freshwater Invertebrates and What They Eat
In this freshwater invertebrates worksheet, students collect freshwater invertebrates and record their names, number of legs, and method of feeding. Students fill this information in on the chart. There is room to record information on...
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Sorting Invertebrates
In this invertebrates worksheet, student sort invertebrates by their number of legs. They then identify them and record them in the boxes provided. It is unclear whether learners are to collect these invertebrates or get them from a book.
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Sorting Invertebrates with Keys
In this invertebrates worksheet, students use the 6 words in the word bank to complete the invertebrate key. They then make their own key by sorting their own invertebrates. It is unclear where students get their invertebrates, but they...
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How Are Animals Classified?
In this animal classification worksheet, students describe the animal kingdom including invertebrates, vertebrates, birds, and mammals. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Nervous System
In this nervous system worksheet, students identify and locate each of the vocabulary terms related to the nervous system in the word search. There are 15 biology terms to locate in the puzzle.
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Name Scramble: Invertebrates
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of invertebrates with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Jellyfish
In this science worksheet, students inspect a realistic detailed drawing of a jellyfish. Students read the informative paragraph about jellyfish and color the picture.
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Who Lives In The Water
Pupils investigate the environment of a stream or lake to collect and observe macroinvertebrates in their natural environment. They record data and summarize the information obtained. Students look to see if there has been any human...
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Missing Macroinvertebrates
Students investigate the concept of a macroinvertebrate. They observe the presence of increases or decreases in population in order to test for factors that contribute to the extinction of a species. Students predict the likelihood of...
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Comparative Embryological Study of
Students complete two labs. They observe the fertilization and development of sea urchin and zebrafish embryos. They examine the similarities and differences in the development of an invertebrate vs. a vertebrate animal.
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The Water in Our Lives: Be the Bug
Students examine a local water supply and create a fictional invertebrate specifically adapted to thrive in that environment. They write a short story from the invertebrate's point of view.
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Show Some Backbone and Teach Invertebrates
Fifth graders identify two similarities and two differences between two phyla, assign fictitious invertebrate to its phylum and explain why it belongs in that grouping, and construct member of given phylum and explain why it should be...
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Diversity of Life
Young scholars explore the diversity of life forms and the role that interdependency plays in our world through a mult-segmented unit. This segment introduces the unit.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Co: Arthropods Diverse and Ancient
A discussion of the history of arthropods and how they have been a very difficult species to classify over the years.
Yale University
Yale Peabody Museum
This home page describes what the museum has to offer. Links to the exhibits and more information is provided at the bottom of the site.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Are There Bugs Under Your Feet?
Within the grass there are millions of micro-invertebrates. Learn how to catch them by making a Berlese funnel in this fun project that will teach you about soil.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Follow a Fossil
Students examine paleontology, the study of ancient life on Earth. Some topics explored are vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants.
My Learning
My Learning: Minibeasts
All you need for an in-depth study of invertebrates is here on this site. Includes worksheets, quiz, useful information, and a fun interactive section where you can build your own super bug!
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Marvelous Majority
This article examines a range of invertebrates. Among the invertebrates discussed included are jellyfish, coral, termites, gypsy moths, octopus, crayfish, and more.