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Invertebrate Diversity

For Students 6th - 12th
Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...
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What's the Difference?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze the similarities in different species. This instructional activity is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this segment, students classify shoes to mimic the scientific categories of the...
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Symmetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore symmetry. In this geometry lesson, student identify and define bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, pentagonal symmetry, hexagonal symmetry, and cubic symmetry. Students construct examples of these types of symmetry and...
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Line or Bilateral Symmetry

For Students 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, 4th graders figure out how many lines of symmetry 6 Greek alphabet letters have. Students write each number and draw the line or lines on the lines provided.
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Reflections of Symmetry

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use video and the Internet to identify examples of bilateral and radial symmetry in the world around them. They create symmetrical reflection designs using pattern blocks and paper.
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A Side View

For Students 5th - 10th
In this animal symmetry activity, students label organisms by the type of body symmetry that organism has. Then students draw an example of each type of symmetry. This activity has 3 drawings and 21 fill in the blank questions.
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Mollusks

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this mollusks worksheet, students will review the characteristics of the three major classes of mollusks: gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods. This worksheet has 17 matching, 6 short answer, 9 fill in the blank, and 4 true or false...
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Flatworms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this flatworms instructional activity, students will review the characteristics of planarians, tapeworms, and flukes. This instructional activity has 5 true or false, 2 short answer, and 7 matching questions.
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What is an animal?

For Students 4th - 5th
For this animal worksheet, students determine which characteristic of an animal matches the given statement. Students describe illustrations of animals using the terms radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, and no symmetry.
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The Phylogenetic Tree

For Students 11th - 12th
In this biology instructional activity, students label parts of a phylogenetic tree and differentiate between bilateral symmetry and radial symmetry.
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Goals of the Diversity of Life Unit

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the unit on the importance of diversity of life and the role that interdependence plays in our worlds. this is part of a multi-activity unit on the diversity of life.
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What is Diversity of Life?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the variety of organisms in our world. this lesson is a part of a multi-segmented unit on specie diversity. this segment explores distribution of life on land and sea.
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Kingdom Animalia

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils are introduced to the basic characteristics of the animal kingdom. this lesson plan is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this segment, students explore the the members of a few phyla of the animal kingdom.
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Tackling Taxonomy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study physical characteristics of separate phyla and place them into similar groups. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. students develop a classification system by grouping animals into...
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Creative Classification

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create an animal by using physical characteristics to classify that animal in the Linnaean Classification System. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life.
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Missing Links

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students change one animal group into another animal group by changing only a few body characteristics. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this session, students the basis of classification.
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Diversity Debate

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the importance of dependency and diversity in a rain forest ecosystem. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life.