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PBS

Pbs Nature: Octopus

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come and discover what octopi eat and where they live when you visit this resource. Students and teachers will benefit from this clear and concise presentation of information.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Environmental Education for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides illustrations, descriptions, and species of amphibians, birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, and endangered species.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Vertebrates or Invertebrates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
During this lesson, students navigate the Internet to discover facts about vertebrates and invertebrates. They use the facts they learn to participate in several class activities.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson will explain the reasons that society groups and classifies. The lesson has a hands-on component that helps students connect everyday grouping with the way that scientists group and classify all living organisms.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Abc Book of Fauna

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is to provide students the opportunity to explore the various types of fauna (animals) found in the various biomes throughout the world.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.1 Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the biological diversity and classification of invertebrates.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dance With Vertebrates and Invertebrates [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders use movement and dance composition to aid in the understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Other

Cincinnati Museum Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the Museum of Natural History and Science in detail and provides links to other programs and exhibits offered.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Mollusks

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mollusks are invertebrates that usually have a hard shell, a mantle, and a radula. Learn more about mollusks in this learning module produced by CK-12.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive reference tool investigates insects with a description, pictures, and maps. Includes facts on ecology, evolution, and external links.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core biology concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core life science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrates: Overview Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Use this illustrated overview of invertebrates for review.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sea Urchins Are Part Human

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research connected to the possibility that despite their qualities of brainless, limbless, and invertebrates, sea urchins are actually similar to humans.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Noncoelomate Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about noncoelomate invertebrates by taking this post test.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Noncoelomate Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about noncoelomate invertebrates by taking this pre test.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Post Test: Coelomate Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about coelomate invertebrates by taking this post test.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Coelomate Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how much you know about coelomate invertebrates by taking this pre test.
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Other

Glaucus: Cnidaria

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the phylum Cnidaria. Links to resources to the major group of invertebrates that includes the sea anemones, corals, jellyfishes, hydroids, and animals that contain 'cnida' stinging capsules.
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Other

Marine Invertebrates of Hawaii Phylum Annelida

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures and short descriptions of several marine worms are available here.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Arthropods

For Students K - 1st
Do you want to learn about what makes an insect? This page contains facts about the characteristics of arthropods as well as pictures of them.
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Other

Wayne Stewart/social Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of insects that show awareness of others of their own species although their behavior is highly regimented and instinctive.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Cnidarians

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Invertebrates exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on Cnidarians. Topics covered in the overview include Habitat, Getting Physical, One Way Street, and Simple Plan.