Of all invertebrates, insects by far are the most numerous. Scholars discuss invertebrates and then use a key to classify them. They see different examples and must describe features of each organism based upon the key. 

Concepts

invertebrates, animal classification, descriptive writing

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide images of different insects, mollusks, crustaceans and cnidarians to help learners classify and describe them
• Project an image of an invertebrate and ask learners to classify it; discuss answers

Classroom Considerations

• Appropriate for upper level elementary learners as well
• Part 14 in a series of 20

Pros

• Provides answer key
• Simple, easy activity with no required materials, to incorporate into unit on animals or classification

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3