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Curated OER

Pheed the World: Edible Phyla

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the contributions of different organisms to our world. In this biology activity, students research countries with limited food supply. They create an improvement plan for a fictitious country assigned to them.
Interactive
Curated OER

Captivating Clownfish Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about clownfish. Page includes links to answers and resources.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Shark Quiz

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice trivia questions about sharks. Page a link to answers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Red Fish, Blue Fish-Fish and Color Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about fish. Answers are a color, then the word "fish." Page has a link to answers.
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Curated OER

Who's Your Neighbor?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils recognize and identify some of the fauna groups found in deep-sea coral reef communities. They describe common feeding strategies used by benthic animals in deep-sea coral reef communities.Students be able
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Curated OER

Feeling Crabby?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students analyze data to investigate the influence of water depth on size among deep-water crabs. They interpret results from this data, and apply the results regarding appropriate fishery regulations.
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Curated OER

Are You Related?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study microsatellite markers and explain how they might be used to identify populations. They use data to make inferences about the populations of deep-sea corals.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Coral Reef Bleaching

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the structural biology of corals. Working individually, students identify how corals become bleached and which conditions produce more and less coral bleaching. Students explore how this effects the environment and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build A "Bug"

For Teachers K - 6th
Students brainstorm different adaptations that bug would need to live in aquatic environment, and watch presentation where classmate is dressed up in costume to represent adaptations necessary for macroinvertebrate to survive in water.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Zoology Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy activity, students practice looking for the words that are related to the idea that is focused upon in the sheet. The skill of spelling is used and vocabulary increases.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Reptiles

For Students 5th - 8th
In this reptiles worksheet, students match 9 terms from a word list to the statement that it completes. Then students write 1 short paragraph about how they feel about reptiles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Burnaby Lake Field Trip

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify different organisms found in the lake ecosystem. In this life science lesson, students discover the predator-prey relationship through a game. They explain how beavers adapt to the environment over time.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Invertebrate Zoology

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and read about original research performed on all 30 major invertebrate animal phyla except insects.
Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biodiversity: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
See all the of the different animal phyla that represent invertebrates and how diverse they are with the help of short video clips.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Invertebrate Zoology Collections Search

For Students 9th - 10th
A searchable database of the collections of invertebrates at the National Museum of Natural History. You can search by keyword, or in a more scientific way, such as by phylum or expedition.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers characteristics of invertebrates.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Invertebrates

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animals are also often identified as being either invertebrates or vertebrates. These are terms based on the skeletons of the animals. Vertebrates have a backbone...
Handout
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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how invertebrates are classified.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the major events in invertebrate evolution.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Other Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum studies a range of topics related to invertebrates, or animals without a backbone. Crabs, snails, barnacles, sponges, and more are discussed at this exhibit.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on invertebrates that presents examples of each of the six phyla in the invertebrate group.
Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Other Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about various species of invertebrates including ticks, mussels, spiders and worms.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Invertebrate O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of invertebrates.

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