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Invertebrate Diversity
Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a...
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Classification Schemes
Junior biologists journey through the hiearchy of living things with these activites. Using a dichotomous key, they identify common algae, plants, and fish. They design their own key for a mixture of seeds and a collection of...
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Campbell's Biology
Six chapters of a biology characteteristics of different domains xt are covered in this twenty-page assignment. Biology buffs chart the characteristics of different groups of organisms and address many critical-thinking questions about...
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Science Jeopardy
Wow! Review an entire semester of biology curriculum playing this Science Jeopardy game! The variety of topics is extremely broad, so you will need to review each question to find if they all apply to your course. As you find material...
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Invertebrate Phyla
Students explore the invertebrate phyla. They discuss the characteristics of the invertebrate Phyla in the Kingdom Animal. Students classify organisms into Phyla based on their characteristics. They distinguish radial symmetry, bilateral...
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Around-The-World-Zoo
Junior biologists design and maintain a website about a zoo by researching, classifying, and providing the correct habitats for the animals they choose to have in their zoo. This technology-based project can last over an entire semester...
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Echinoderm Lab Practical
This is a very specific powerpoint that leads students through questions about Sea Stars, their structure, and function. There are questions regarding the clear images on each slide, and there are some general questions about the...
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Hunting Invertebrate Fossils in the Classroom
Students acquire a general knowledge of fossils and paleontology, the study of evidence of life in the past and identify the major invertebrate groups (phyla) commonly found in the fossil record.
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Pheed the World: Edible Phyla
Young scholars discuss the contributions of different organisms to our world. In this biology lesson plan, students research countries with limited food supply. They create an improvement plan for a fictitious country assigned to them.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Co: Arthropods Diverse and Ancient
A discussion of the history of arthropods and how they have been a very difficult species to classify over the years.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Life Came to Land
This video explores arthropods, who first made the transition from water to land and who outnumber all terrestrial animals. [5:28] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Finding Phyla
Animals come in all shapes and sizes, each a small part of the amazing diversity of life. These differences can also help us to classify animals into different groups. Which group do you belong to? Do this experiment to investigate the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Animal Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Check out the diverse traits that animals can have that put them into different Phyla to make it easier to classify them.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Animals
Through video clips. informational text, interactive activities, and assessment opportunities, students study and learn about the classification of animals.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Phyla of the Animalia
Visual and textual information of the major animal phyla with a focus on marine organisms.
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PBS
Pbs: The Shape of Life: Activities and Resources: Phylum Comparison [Pdf]
Students explore eight major phyla of the animal kingdom by comparing body plans, animal behavior, evolution, reproduction, and more. Includes a one-page reference to characteristics by phylum.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Animal Kingdom Classification
Describes the main phyla in the kingdom Animalia.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animal Classification
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the classification of animals into the phylum categories.
Quia
Quia: Animal Classification
Use this website to test your knowledge of which animals belong to which groups.