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Univ Calif Riverside: Medically Important Arachnids
A web site devoted to describing the numerous venomous arachnids that have a medical importance to humans, as well as a description of how these arachnids aid humans.
Texas A&M University
Insects in the Classroom: Lesson Plans
A very comprehensive site that includes insect lesson plans for ages 3-18 and links to a syllabus, course material, activities, and related resources.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Carboniferous
Explore this impressive compilation of scientific research focused on the Carboniferous Period in the late Paleozoic Era.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Monarch Butterfly
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on monarch butterflies including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
San Diego Zoo Global
San Diego Zoo: Ant
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on ants including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
Oakland Zoo
Oakland Zoo: Brazilian Black Tarantula
Meet the Brazilian black tarantula and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, and more.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to the Arthropoda
A brief introduction to the phylum arthropoda and some of their general characterisitics.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Leaf Litter, It's a Critter's World
Rainforests at the Crossroads: Use a Berlese Funnel to extract arthropods from leaf litter; count and sort the species of arthropods; and use a TI-73 Explorer to make a circle graph showing the different groups represented in their...
Next.cc
Next: Insects
Investigate the world of insects by engaging in these interactive activities. Links are provided for further exploration.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Arthropod Diversity and Evolution an After School Program
This website provides information required for a hands-on program that enables students to work alongside active museum curators, postdoctoral researchers, and collection managers. The programs will teach students to identify, classify,...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Clasificacion De Los Organismo
This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Arthropod
Wikipedia offers information on arthropods, the largest phylum of animals. Includes scientific classification chart and image.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Millipede
Wikipedia offers information on millipedes, including a scientific classification chart and several images.
Earth Life
The Wonderful World of Insects
Everything you ever wanted to know about your favorite arthropod, the millipede! The site has pictures, information, world records, etc.
Other
North Dakota State University: Structure and Function
This site has detailed information about the structure and function of an insect's body. This page is broken up into the different body sections of the head, thorax and abdomen.
University of California
Understanding Evolution: Introducing the Arthropods
This extensive look at the arthropod provides enough information for any budding naturalist, but will also be interesting to one casually interested in insects, spiders, and crustaceans. The pictures are outstanding, and the writing is...
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: The Arthropod Story
A tutorial that explains the evolutionary history of arthropods. Within the history, students can learn about taxonomy, paleontology, fossils, and evolution. Each section includes key questions for students to focus on as they move...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Arthropod Characteristics: Self Check Quiz
Five multiple-choice quiz questions covering arthropod characteristics. Students have the opportunity to check their answers after submitting their results.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Arthropod Diversity: Self Check Quiz
Five self-checking, multiple-choice quiz questions about animals in the Phylum Arthropoda.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Arthropods
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the group of invertebrates called arthropods, with examples of different kinds.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Arthropods
Take this ten-question review quiz over the Phylum Arthropoda. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
Pennsylvania State University
College of Agricultural Sciences: Carpenter Ants
A good description of the carpenter ant, its life cycle, and the differences between the carpenter ant and the termite. Find out how the carpenter ant causes damage, and how to control an ant infestation.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum Society: Arthropods
A description of what arthropods actually are and a discussion of their origin, as well as some info on research.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Arthropods
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of arthropods.