Unit 4 The Animal Kingdom
Chapter 9 Animal Without Backbones
Section 8, 9, and 10 Arthropods and Insects
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Unit 4 The Animal Kingdom
Chapter 9 Animal Without Backbones
Section 8, 9, and 10 Arthropods and Insects
Final Update 5/13/2006
Previous: Mollusks
and Echinoderms Next: Fish
Teacher Resources
Student Extra Credit
| Day 1 |
| Topic Arthropods |
| Objective Introduce arthropods |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Introduction: Savage Garden: Leslie Nielson Video-or- Microcosmos |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 2 |
| Topic Arthropod Introduction |
| Objectives |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Finish Savage Garden: Leslie Nielson Video |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 3 |
| Topic |
| Objectives Identify arthropods. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Arthropod: Fact or Fiction Correct with class
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| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 4 | |||||||||||
| Topic 9-8 What are arthropods? 9-6 What are arthropods? |
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| Objectives To introduce arthropods. Identify chitin as the material that makes up the exoskeleton of an arthropod. Define molting as shedding the exoskeleton when it becomes too large. List the special body parts of arthropods. List the four largest classes of arthropods. |
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| State Goals | |||||||||||
Classwork-Homework Arthropods Classes: 4 Largest
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TEC
Prentice Hall 11-1 Arthropods: The "Joint-Footed" Animals pp.284-291 Globe Fearon 9-6 What are arthropods?
pp. 180-181 |
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| Resources |
| Day 5 |
| Topic Crayfish Dissection |
| Objectives To observe the physical characteristics of a crayfish. To observe the movements of a crayfish. Draw a crayfish. Learn the name of crayfish body parts by labeling a diagram. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Looking At Ol'
Crusty Background Information, Short History, and activities.
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| TEC |
Resources Internal Anatomoy of
the Crayfish Internal diagram to label |
| Day 6 |
| Topic Crayfish Dissection |
| Objectives To learn crayfish internal organs. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Crayfish Dissection by Holt Science |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 7 |
| Topic Introduction to Insects |
| Objectives Observe insects. Answer questions based upon what they view. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Insects: Eyewitness Video Eyewitness Insects Quiz Use after video. |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 8 | |||||||||
| Topic 9-9 What are insects? 9-7 What are insects? |
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| Objectives List insect characteristics. |
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| State Goals | |||||||||
| Classwork-Homework Insect
Vocabulary Tagmata: regions specialized for different functions Antenna: structure used for touch, taste, and smell Thorax: middle section of an insect's body Abdomen: third section of an insect's body Spiracle: opening to air tube of a grasshopper Tympanum: hearing organ in a grasshopper
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| TEC
Prentice Hall 11-2 Insects Structure pp. 292-293 |
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Resources Benefits of Insects Harm Done By Insects and
Spiders Wanted Poster Have the
students create a Wanted Poster, flyer, multimedia presentation, or web page about their
insect and share these presentations with the class. In their presentations, students
should include such information as the insect's natural habitat, what the insect needs to
stay alive, and why the insect is "wanted." Sample
Wanted Poster |
| Day 9 |
| Topic Cricket Diagram |
| Objectives Draw and label the features of an insect. Describe the function of an insects body segments. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Draw
a Cricket Use the Cave Cricket directions from Drawing Insects. Label
the Crickets Body Cricket
Diagrams for LabelingUse Cricket Lab from Invertebrate Zoology OnLine  Globe Fearon
Fig 9-30 p.220 to label the cricket's body parts Globe
Fearon p.182 to label the cricket's body part |
| TEC |
| Resources Cricket Information
Information on characteristics, history, and collecting. Cricket Rearing
Information on raising crickets. Living Thermometer |
| Day 10 | ||||||
| Topic Arthropods: Bee | ||||||
| Objectives Identify insects as the largest class of arthropods. State that the three features of all insects are three pairs of legs, three body segments, and antenna. Name the three kinds of honeybees. |
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| State Goals | ||||||
Classwork-Homework
Three kinds of Honeybees:
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| TEC | ||||||
| Resources Honey Bee Unit 96
pages: Bee Diagram, Life Cycle, Bee Types, Crossword Puzzle, Duities, Dances, Jobs, Flower
Diagram, Pollination, Honey, Beekeepping Equipment, Bee Maze |
| Day 11 |
| Topic 9-10 How do insects develop? 9-8 How do insects develop? |
| Objectives Define metamorphosis. List the three stages of incomplete metamorphosis. List the four stages of complete metamorphosis. To discover through the use of inference and deduction the needs and wants of animals. To learn how to carefully observe and record behavior as an animal moves through its habitat. To learn about sampling to get statistics for inference. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Insect
Vocabulary Metamorphosis: The changes during the development of an insect. Incomplete Metamorphosis: egg, nymph, adult Complete Metamorphosis: egg, larva (caterpillar) pupa (cocoon), adult
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| TEC
Prentice Hall 11-2 Growth and Development of Insects pp. 293-295 |
| Resources |
| Day 12 |
| Topic Mealworms |
| Objectives |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Meet
the Creatures 38 pages Information,
Experiments, and Quiz Mealworm Light & Dark Experiment |
| TEC |
Resources Mealworm Information Super Worm Farms SuperWorms, Mealworms,
Crickets, and Wax Worms |
| Day 13 |
| Topic Grasshopper External Observation |
| Objectives Learn the inside organs of a grasshopper. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Grasshopper Dissection Page 1-2 |
| TEC |
| Resources Grasshopper External Lab |
| Day 14 |
| Topic Grasshopper Dissection |
| Objectives Learn the inside organs of a grasshopper. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Grasshopper Dissection |
| TEC |
| Resources Grasshopper External Lab |
| Day 15 |
| Topic Spiders |
| Objectives Learn fascinating spider facts State several folkloric sayings and beliefs about spiders |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Creatures
From Planet XProvide characteristics but don't let kids know it is a spider. See what they draw. Would
You Believe: Spider Fcats Fantastic
Folklore |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 16 | ||||||
| Topic Spiders | ||||||
| Objectives | ||||||
| State Goals | ||||||
Classwork-Homework Phylum
Arthropod: Subphylum Chelicerata
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| TEC | ||||||
| Resources |
| Day 17 |
| Topic Posionous Spiders |
| Objectives |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework Posionous Spiders |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 18 |
| Topic Invertebrate Evaluation |
| Objectives Construct classification system. |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework
Invertebrate
Lab Information about Phyla, Chart of Characteristics and Answer sheet. |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day Computer Lab |
| Topic |
| Objectives Find insect common names that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Write a brief description of each insect: focusing on what the insect eats, where the insect lives, and what kind of immature form the insect has. |
| State Goals |
Classwork-Homework Bugs
Caught in the Web Insects
A-Z Spiders Are Not Bugs Jumping Spider
Tarantula Wolf Spider |
| TEC |
| Resources The University of Kentucky Web Site: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/enthp.htm The Colorado State Entomology Links Page:http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/links.html |
| Day |
| Topic |
| Objectives |
| State Goals |
| Classwork-Homework |
| TEC |
| Resources |
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| ANTS |
| Secret Lives of
Ants |
| Ant Information |
| Army
Ants from the Bug Club |
| ARACHNIDS |
| Class: Arachnid |
| ARTHROPODS |
| Arthropod Crossword
Puzzle |
| Arthropod: Fact or Fiction
50 True False questions |
| Arthrpod Review Sheet
and Arthropod
Review Sheet 2 Type in your answers and check them on line. |
| Bug-go
Bingo Game. Good pictures and paragraphs of information. Could make a
Field Guide. Player Game Cards Card 1 Card 2 Card 3 Card 4 Card 5 Insect Line Drawings Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Information Sheets and Instructions |
| Bug Profile Sheet |
| Don't
Let the Bugs Bite Crossword Puzzle |
| Find the Arthropods
Find 19 arthropods in the picture |
| Arthropod Data Collection
Information to include on an arthropod report. |
| Let's Get Crabby
Worm, Crab, Cricket, Hermit Crab and Millipede |
 Arthropod Worksheet
Arthropod
Worksheet 2 |
 Arthropod
Slideshow |
| Arthropod
Care Sheets Walking Sticks, Praying Mantids, Cockroaches, Tarantulas, Crickets,
Scorpions, Lighting Bugs, Caterpillars |
| Arthropod Information |
| Arthropods:
Animal Diversity |
| BEES & WASPS |
| Wasp Coloring Page |
| Artificial Domiciles to
Attract Bumble Bees Students will use a variety of materials to construct
artificial domiciles for attracting bumble bee queens. |
| Flight of the Bumble Bee
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| Spring Collecting and Identifying
Bumble Bees Data Sheet |
| Bee Facts Data Sheet |
| Gleanings In Bee Trivia
1 Point for easy questions, 3 points for hard ones. |
| Bee Information Pages
29 pages including information on African Killer Bees |
| Bumble Bee Identifier |
| Beekeeping: Beekeepers Home
Page Everything you want to know about beekeeping, honey, and honey bees are
right here! |
| Biology of the Honey
Bee Bee Reproductions |
| BEETLES |
| Beetles
Labeling Assignment Answers |
| Information
about Beetles The order name
of beetles, Coleoptera, is pronounced "co-le-OP-ter-a." This name was first
used by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C., more than 5,000 years ago! It comes from the
Greek words "koleos," which means sheath (or shield), and "ptera,"
which means wings. Lots of information at this site. |
| BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS |
| Adopt a Butterfly
Choose a butterfly and complete classification information, habitat location, food
requirements, and other information. Use this report template. |
| Butterfly
Adventure |
| Create a
Butterfly Garden Lots of info |
| Butterfly Information |
| All About Butterflies
A Zoom site from Enchanted Learning. All About
Butterflies is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about butterflies It is designed for
students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that
allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more
advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links. |
| Butterflies at the Field Museum
Did you know there are about 20,000 different kinds of butterflies in the world? The
butterflies shown here are just a few from The Field Museum’s worldwide Butterfly Collection. |
| Butterflies of
Illinois This site is from the web site Butterflies of
North America . It consists of the following information: Distribution
maps showing the counties in which occurrence of a particular species has been
verified, Photos of the adult and caterpillar (when available), Species
accounts containing information on size, identifying characteristics, life
history, flight, caterpillar hosts, adult food, habitat, species range, conservation
status, and management needs, and Species checklists for each county in
the U. S. and state in northern Mexico. |
| Butterfly and Moth Lifecycles
This site is devoted to showing as much of the lifecycle of these and other Lepidoptera
species. |
| CENTIPEDES & MILLIPEDES |
| Centipde
Diagram and Information From Enchanted Learing |
| Centepede
Pictures Good Pictures Deset, House, Garden Centipede |
| Millipede
Diagram and Information From Enchanted Learning |
| Centipedes, Centipedes are long, flattened, many-segmented arthropods. Most of
the segments have a pair of legs. |
| CICADA |
| How Cicadas Sing |
| COCKROACH |
| Bugs
Caught in the Web An Internet field trip. Did you know that cockroaches have been around an estimated 280+
million years? That's before the dinosaurs' time! There are more than 5,000 types of
cockroaches; the largest is 6 inches long with a wing span of over a foot! Find out more
fascinating facts about roaches on your trip! |
| COLLECTIONS |
| Field Collection
Record |
 Insect Collection Project |
| Starting
My Insect Collection |
| Thoughts on
Collections Alternate project ideas |
| Zoo Display Label |
| CRABS |
| Blue Crab
Observation |
| CRAYFISH |
| Crayfish
Digestive and Excretory System Diagram |
| Crayfish
Internal Structure Diagram |
| The Crayfish by T.H.
Huxley An introduction of the study of Zoology. |
| Crayfish Corner
Information on appearance, behavior, and anatomy |
| Crayfish Fights
Agnostic Behavior in crayfish. |
| Crayfish On Line
Diagram Checks and gives you a grade. |
| Crayfish Dissection Review Internal and
external views of a crayfish |
| Crayfish Home Page Everything you want
or need to know about crayfish. |
| Crayfish Recipes
The edible part is the tail. The typical way to eat crayfish is boiled with secret
ingredients. |
| Crayfish
Respiration |
| Crayfish
Review Images to study after dissection. |
| Rusty Crayfish Fact Sheet Rusty
crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) have invaded portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Ontario, and many other areas. Although native to parts of some Great Lakes states, rusty
crayfish have spread to many northern lakes and streams where they cause a variety of
ecological problems. |
| CRICKETS |
| Living Thermometer |
| Mapping Cricket Behavior |
| Cricket
Diagram and Information From Enchanted Learning |
| Cricket Information |
| Cricket Rearing |
| Flukers Cricket Rearing Guide
11 Pages includes dissection directions |
| Rearing Crickets
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| CRUSTACEANS |
| Class Crustaceans |
| DAPHNIA |
| Daphnia This
animal is probably more common than ants and it most likely lives in your neighborhood.
It's a fascinating animal to collect and observe, and you can even view its heart beating
inside the body. |
| DECAPODS |
| Order Decapod Shrimp. Lobsters,
Crabs |
| DISSECTION |
| Cricket Dissection
From Access Excellence |
| Crayfish Dissection |
| Crayfish Dissection by Holt Science |
| Crayfish: Internal
Anatomy Step-by-step directions with a checklist. |
| DRAGONFLY |
| Class Hexapoda: Class Odonata
Other names: sewing needles, devil's darning needles, snake doctors, horse stingers, and
mosquito hawks. Olympic Feats! |
| Dragonfly
Enchanted Learning |
| Frequently Asked Questions
About Dragonflies |
| Dragonfly Society of America |
| Giant Dragonflies |
| Giant Dragonfly Anax tristis, Order Odonata |
| Gordon's Odonta Page All
the information you could want. |
| Hunters in the Sun |
| Meganeura
The Meganeura had a wing span of more than 75 cm and was probably the largest
insect to ever appear on earth. |
| Odes
For Beginners |
| The Dragon Flies
Great color pictures! |
| FIELD TRIPS |
| Bugs
Caught in the Web |
| FLY (DIPTERA) |
| Diptera
Labeling Assignment Answers |
| Fly Information |
| Diptera Site Information
about the world's flies. |
| GRASSHOPPER |
| Grasshopper Information |
| HERMIT CRAB |
| Hermit Crab
Coloring Page |
| HORSESHOE CRAB |
| Build a
Horseshoe Crab During
this lesson, students will discover many fascinating facts about horseshoe crabs. |
| Horseshoe
Crab Information |
| HYMENOPTERA |
| Hymenoptera
Labeling Assignment Answers |
| INSECTS |
| Adopt an Insect Choose
an insect and complete classification information, habitat location, food requirements,
and interesting facts. |
| Choose
an Insect Use books, encyclopedias, magazines, and the Internet to discover certain
facts about an insect of their choice. |
| Insect Mania Insect
Collection, Insect Jeopardy, Insect Poster, Insect Book, and Insect fact cards.
Choose the project you like! |
| Insect Wanted
Poster Blank Wanted Poster
Wanted Poster Example |
| Insects
A-Z |
| Things That Bug Me Poems
Example
Sick
Guess
What? |
| Insects on
Stamps |
| Insect Citations, Proverbs,
etc. A collection of citations, proverbs, expressions, etc. all about
insects and spiders. |
| Insect
Orders |
| Alien Empire
Insect Scramble Put the insect puzzle pieces
together. |
| Bug Food
Insects as food with recipes |
| Bug Mugs
The 12 Most Wanted. Click on a picture to see a mug shot and rap sheet. |
| Entomology for Beginners
Basic information about insects, insect anatomy, and insect metamorphosis. |
| Entomology Dictionary
A glossary for insect terms |
| Insect Drawings Gallery
50-60 year old insects drawings from the U of Illinois. |
| Insectclopedia An insect portal to
all Insect topics. |
| State Insects Home Page
Find your state's State Insect |
| KEYS & GUIDES |
| Bug Club: Key to Insect Orders |
| Bug ID An easy to use Insect
Identification Key |
| Bumble Bee ID Book
34 Pages |
| Key to Insect Orders |
| Key to Insect Orders
GOOD SITE FOR AN INSECT PROJECT!!! An on-line classification guide for some, not
all, of the insect orders. |
| PEERS Spider Identification Chart
This database has been developed to help with the identification of the species of spiders
that will most likely be collected in the Blue Mountains Region of Northeast Oregon. We
realize that it is not a complete resource. We hope to continue to add to the database in
the future. Thank you for taking the time to search this resource. |
| Pond
Life Identification Guide Kananaskis County |
| Spider Location Chart
and Pictures This table, the drawings of spiders and webs below will make
it easier to identify a spider. Together with the thumbnail page
you can find the family or your spider. |
| LOBSTERS |
| Fishin for Facts: The Lobster
Lobster Parts |
| A Lobster's Life
Early years, Molting, Diet, Predators, Courtship & Mating, |
| Lobster Parts |
| MEALWORMS |
| Mealworm Light & Dark Experiment |
| Mealworm Information |
| Keeping and Raising Mealworms |
| Mealworm Head |
| Super
Worm Farms SuperWorms, Mealworms, Crickets, and Wax Worms |
| MONARCH BUTTERFLY |
 The Travels of
Monarch X Outline
Map of North America |
| Monarch Butterfly
Information on characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction, and behavior. |
| Monarch Watch A University of Kansas
site dedicated to education, conservation, and research. |
| Moths of Illinois
Pictures and information |
| MOSQUITOES |
| Mosquito Information |
| PILL BUGS / SOW BUGS |
| Pill Bug Information |
| PRAYING MANTID |
| Praying Mantis Information |
| SCORPIONS |
| Desert Scorpion Scorpions
are venomous arthropods of the class Arachnida and are considered relatives of the
spiders, mites, ticks and harvestmen. There are approximately 1,300 species of scorpions
worldwide, characterized by an elongated body and a segmented tail that is tipped with a
venomous stinger. |
| Giant Water
Scorpion Walked on Land |
| Gordon's Scorpion Page |
| Scorpions
Scorpions are venomous arthropods of the class
Arachnid and are considered relatives of the spiders, mites, ticks and harvestmen. There
are approximately 1,300 species of scorpions worldwide. Information on the range,
habitat description, life cycle of scorpions. |
| Sea Scorpion:
Fact File |
| SPIDERS |
| Spider Activities 7
Activities. Includes rubric |
| Spider
Parts Label the spider diagram Answers |
| Spider Vivarium
Students study spiders by observing them in a "close to natural" state; they
describe the spiders' physical features and their eating, mating, and reproducing
behavior, if possible from observations. Spider
Tools |
| Creatures
from Planet X Introduction to spiders. Draw a creature using spider
characteristics. Profile of
Creature |
| Creepy Crawly Spider Bracelet |
| Spider Mini-Book
Draw and color four pages of a spider's life cycle. |
| Collecting,
Keeping, and Caring For Spiders and Spider
Tools |
| Spider Facts
Daddy-Long-Legs; Zebra Spider; House Spider; Orb Web Spider; Spider Diagram |
| Spider Information |
| Anatomy of a Spider Great pictures, diagram, and information about
spiders |
| Class Arachnida
The class Arachnida, pronounced "a-RACH-ni-da" includes the orders for spiders,
mites, scorpions, and other arthropods with eight legs. The order Araneae is pronounced
"ah-RAY-ne-ah". Araneae is the Latin word for spider. HUGE SITE OF INFORMATION |
| Daddy-Long Legs
These almost spiders have a small body and very long legs. Information on hunting methods
and prey, breeding, and enemies. |
| Hunters: Land Rovers and Sit and
Wait |
| Introduction to Wolf
Spiders |
| Other Spiders Here's some information on the most common spiders world-wide. Click on
the picture of the spider to go that page. |
| Jumping Spiders: A
Spider's Taste for Blood An East African Jumping spider doesn't have the
mouthparts to pierce vertebrate skin. It eats mosquitos that have just dined on a
vertebrate. |
| Spider Location Chart
and Pictures This table, the drawings of spiders and webs below will make
it easier to identify a spider. Together with the thumbnail page
you can find the family or your spider. |
| Spiders: Insect Zoo
Who needs them? We do--without them, insect populations would be totally out of
control. They are the mightiest hunters of the arthropod clan; with or without their
famous webs, their methods succeed against other insects who have a great advantage over
the wingless spiders--flight. |
| Trap Door Spider
Habitat, Food & Hunting, Breeding, Enemies, Distribution, and Key Facts |
| STOMATOPODS |
| What Are Stomatopods?
Stomatopods are predatory crustaceans that live in the shallow waters of tropical and
subtropical seas. |
| TRUE BUGS |
| True Bug
Labeling Assignment Answers |
|
 Adopt a Butterfly
Choose a butterfly and complete classification information, habitat location, food
requirements, and other information. Use this report template. |
| Adopt
an Insect Choose an insect and complete classification information,
habitat location, food requirements, and interesting facts. |
| Bug Trivia
Find the answer to bug records. |
| Forensic Entomology: What the
Blowfly Saw The decomposed corpse of a Marine is found in a rain forest
just off the highway in Oahu, Hawaii. Read the paragraph and fill in the table
indicating when the three insects arrive or leave the body. Then write a paragraph
explaining when the Marine died, and how they know. |
| Fruit Fly Reproduction Because of their rapid life cycle, fruit flies are perfect
for observation. In just two weeks time, you'll be able to observe the birth, growth,
reproduction, and death of these organisms. Bring your jar of fruit flies to school
to show me! |
Paste this grasshopper diagram  onto a blank PowerPoint slide. Use this style of WordArt  colored as you wish, to label the following parts Head, Thorax,
Abdomen, Antenna, Mouth Parts, Walking Legs, Forewing, Hindwing, Spiracles, Jumping Legs,
Spines, Hooks. |
| Insect
Mania Insect Collection, Insect Jeopardy, Insect Poster, Insect Book, and
Insect fact cards. Choose the project you like! |
| Insect
Scavenger Hunt See if you can find examples of the insects on the
list. Put them in baggies and bring them to school. |
| Invertebrate
Cards Cut out pictures and glue on a blank notecard. Label each invetebrate
picture. Find five facts about each invertebrate for the back of thee card. |
| Lobster
Go to the web sites to find out more about lobsters. |
| Praying Mantis Drawing & Diagram
Directions and drawing paper in our classroom. |
| Spider Mini-Book
Draw and color four pages of a spider's life cycle. |
| Spiders
OnLine Worksheet Challenge Activity!!! Click
on the links to go to the Web page. Use the information you find to answer
questions. |
| Spider Vivarium
Students study spiders by observing them in a "close to natural" state; they
describe the spiders' physical features and their eating, mating, and reproducing
behavior, if possible from observations. |
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Filmstrip: Arthropods
Collect Cricket diagram to see if it is complete. Pass out to be graded.
