Mr. Nussbaum
Starfish Story
Young scholars show what they know about starfish with an interactive practice that challenges them to read or listen to a short informational text then answer five multiple-choice questions—an organized progress report details results.
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Starfish Project: Ceramics
After exploring the wonders of ocean life found in tidal pools, explore ocean life through ceramic art. Kids use texturing and the pinch-and-pull technique to create starfish, just like the ones found at the seashore. Suggested...
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Starfish Crossword
In this starfish crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Starfish Reading Comprehension
In this starfish reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short information text about starfish. Students answer 4 fill in the blank questions and color a large starfish picture.
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Starfish Vocabulary
In this starfish vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 10 starfish-related terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions.
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Starfish Challenge
In this starfish activity learning exercise, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have regarding starfish.
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Starfish Word Search
In this starfish activity, students analyze 10 words that pertain to starfish. Students find these words in a word search puzzle.
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Starfish Surprises
In this missing numbers worksheet, students write the missing numbers covered by the starfish in the patterns. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Starfish
Young scholars explore the concept of starfish. In this starfish lesson, students identify the parts of a starfish and how their body works. Young scholars create a starfish using paint and a cornmeal mixture. They then glue on...
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Starfish: The Stars of the Sea Lesson Plan
Students discover many characteristics of the starfish. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify characteristics of starfish. Students develop a language experience chart and record their new-found information, and...
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Ocean Worksheet - Practice Counting
In this counting worksheet, students will determine the number of starfish pictured by counting and then identify the correct number form a list of four numbers.
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Digital Dissections
Students dissect organisms and take photographs to create a PowerPoint dissection library. In this anatomy lesson, students dissect organisms that interest them and photograph the process while identifying structures. They create a...
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The Amazing Starfish
Students study starfish. For this biology lesson plan, students learn the simple but complex characteristics of an echinoderm.
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Count the Starfish
In this counting worksheet, students solve 10 problems in which starfish pictures in a row are counted. Students write the number that tells how many. All numbers are 10 or below.
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Starfish Project
Students discuss ocean waters, tides, tide pools and the animals which live in the tide pools. They practice the push and pull method with a chink of clay to create a starfish from clay. They apply texture and decorate the starfish...
Sheppard Software
Sheppard Software: Starfish
This site gives an in-depth description of a starfish, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
Tree of Life Project
The Tree of Life Web Project: Animals
Extensive site that contains much information about the various animal phyla. Each phyla gives photos, common examples, scientific names and references. Collection of 1630 websites about bio-diversity.
University of California
Ucmp: From Starfish to Sea Cucumbers
A comprehensive site that looks at the different types of echinoderms, their life history and anatomy.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Echinoderms: Sea Stars
Great information about all echinoderms: sea stars, sea urchins & sand dollars, sea cucumber. How they move, what they eat. Nice images.
Microscopy UK
Microscopy Uk: Growth of a Starfish
Describes the growth and development of a starfish.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Echinoderms
Take this ten-question review quiz over the Phylum Echinodermata. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Starfish & Urchins Spiny Skins
A brief overview of the Phylum Echinodermata which includes an explanation of echinoderms' water-based vascular systems.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Starfish (Protoreaster Nodosus)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Protoreaster Nodosus, more commonly known as the starfish.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Starfish O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about starfish.