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Unit 2 Diversity of Living Things
Chapter 10 Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms
Section 2 Arthropods
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Teacher Resources
10-2 Arthropods
Characteristics of Arthropods
Crustaceans
Arachnids
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| Topic Arthropod Introduction |
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I can ... Introduce the arthropod classes. Identify, insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. List the main characteristics of arthropods. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
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I can ... Identify chitin as the material that makes up the exoskeleton of an arthropod. Define molting as shedding the exoskeleton when it becomes too large. Describe how crustaceans, arachnids, and centipedes and millipedes differ. List the special body parts of arthropods. |
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| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
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| Classwork-Homework Arthropods Classes: 4 Largest
Arthropod Specialized Body Parts
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| Topic 10-2 Crustaceans, Arachnids, Centipedes and Millipedes |
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I can ... Identify arthropods. Identify specialized appendages of crustaceans. identify characteristics of centipedes and millipedes. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
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| Day 4 |
| Topic Crayfish |
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I can ... 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 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
| Classwork-Homework Background Information, Short History, and activities. |
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| Day 5 |
| Topic Crayfish Dissection |
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I can ... To learn crayfish internal organs. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
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| Day 6 |
| Topic Spiders |
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I can ... Learn fascinating spider facts State several folkloric sayings and beliefs about spiders |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
| Classwork-Homework Provide characteristics but don't let kids know it is a spider. See what they draw.
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| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
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| Classwork-Homework Phylum Arthropod: Subphylum Chelicerata
Four Major Groups of Spiders
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| Topic Poisonous Spiders |
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I can ... Identify poisonous spiders. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants and animals that help them live in different environments. |
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| ARACHNIDS |
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| 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 |
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| Tour through the amazing evolutionary history of arthropods. |
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| CENTIPEDES & MILLIPEDES |
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| COLLECTIONS |
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| CRABS |
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| CRAYFISH |
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| CRUSTACEANS |
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| DAPHNIA |
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| DECAPODS |
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| DISSECTION |
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| FIELD TRIPS |
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| FLY (DIPTERA) |
| HERMIT CRAB |
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| HORSESHOE CRAB |
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| KEYS & GUIDES |
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| LOBSTERS |
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| Love a Lobster Choose K-12 Education, then Marine Science Lesson Plans, Register your email address, finally choose Love a Lobster |
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| PILLBUGS |
| SCORPIONS |
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| SPIDERS |
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| STOMATOPODS |
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| from Butterfly Pavilion |
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