Curated OER
Echinoderms
Echinoderm structure and characteristics are the focus of this reading comprehension and labeling worksheet. Attractive diagrams and ample information make this a suitable homework assignment for your biology buffs when learning about...
Curated OER
Echinoderm Lab Practical
This is a very specific powerpoint that leads students through questions about Sea Stars, their structure, and function. There are questions regarding the clear images on each slide, and there are some general questions about the...
Curated OER
Invertebrates
For this invertebrate worksheet, students review characteristics of the different types of invertebrates. This worksheet places 32 vocabulary words into a crossword puzzle.
Curated OER
Classification of an Echinoderm
High schoolers study starfish through dissection. In this biology lesson plan, students explore the lives of starfish as they view a slide show, observe parts of echinoderms, and compare the classification of the starfish with other...
Stanford University
Stanford University: Sea Urchin Embryology
A fantastic set of lab exercises, background information, teaching materials and references. Great for high school biology.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Sea Urchin Development: Core Lab Exercise
See sea urchins as they develop. A complete set of instructions for a lab in developmental biology. Excellent supporting material is provided, including troubleshooting information.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Primary Labs
This set of exercises provides well written procedures and background for labs at basic and advanced levels.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Path of Development (Animal Developmental Pathways)
An exciting explanation of animal development using sea urchins as a model. Animations, still images and supporting explanations make for a great learning experience.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to the Echinoidea
This University of California Berkeley site provides a detailed overview of echinoids, including a focus on how well they fossilize.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Sea Urchins
A good overview from Stanford University of the structure and function of sea urchins. A useful place to start in your study of echinoderms.
Stanford University
Sea Urchin Images
Free, downloadable images on a variety of topics related to urchin development, anatomy and physiology. Useful for teaching, worksheets and reports.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Sea Urchin Natural History
Stanford University offers an excellent review of the biology and ecology of sea urchins. After reading the text, try the reproduction/survival game!
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.
American University
American University: Sea Cucumber Loss in the Galapagos
Describes the human interest in sea cucumbers, and the ecological influence of sea cucumbers on the Galapagos Islands.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Sand Dollar
A brief description of a sand dollar is accompanied by a diagram with labeled parts.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Echinoderm
Wikipedia provides detailed information on echinoderms, or a phylum of marine animals including star fish and sea urchins. Website includes image, chart of scientific classification, and many hyperlinked terms.
Microscopy UK
Microscopy Uk: Growth of a Starfish
Describes the growth and development of a starfish.
Other
Wild Things: Seven Swinging Sand Dollar Facts
Written by a wildlife reporter for a newspaper, this blog entry about sand dollars briefly explains behavioral and feeding aspects of sand dollars on the west coast of the United States.
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.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Sand Dollar
Article describes the natural history and some other "cool facts" about sand dollars, as well as some information on conservation concerns.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Animal Kingdom
Background information about all of the classes of the animal kingdom, followed by four short lesson plan outlines.
Other
Hawaii Coral Reef Network: Ophiuroidea, Brittle Stars
This page simply contains a picture of a spiny brittle star. A good example of this echinoderm.