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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mirrors and How They Reflect

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students experiment with mirrors. In this Mirrors and How They reflect lesson, students read how mirrors reflect light. Then students perform over ten experiments and record their conclusions about mirrors and reflection. Students create...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Invertebrates

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this invertebrate worksheet, students review characteristics of the different types of invertebrates. This worksheet places 32 vocabulary words into a crossword puzzle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Meeting an Earthworm

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students inspect the anatomy of earthworms. In this earthworm lesson, students participate in a hands-on experiment as they analyze the structure of earthworms. Students demonstrate mastery through differentiated products. Lesson...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classification of Intertidal Organisma

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students categorize animals. In this animal classification lesson plan, students group animals by their characteristics. Students break into groups and work together to classify the animals. Students fill out a graphic organizer with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using a Dichotomous Key for Invertebrate Phyla

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use a key to determine the phyla of invertebrates. They are broken into groups and each group gets a stack of pictures and uses the key to determine which phyla the animal belongs to. There are also individual questions for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Three Worm Phyla

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the three worm phyla. In this classification activity, 9th graders observe, compare and contrast the planarian, tapeworm, and fluke.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Classification of an Echinoderm

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study starfish through dissection. In this biology lesson plan, students explore the lives of starfish as they view a slide show, observe parts of echinoderms, and compare the classification of the starfish with other...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Introduction to Animals Concept Map

For Students 6th - 10th
In this animal science worksheet, students complete a concept map on the features of animals. They fill in 12 blanks with the correct words from the list.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dry Forest: Flowers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore botany by examining diagrams. In this plant reproduction lesson, students define a list of plant vocabulary terms and identify plant anatomy from a diagram. Students complete several plant activity worksheets and study...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Scale Factors with the Geometer's Sketchpad

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils use Geometer's Sketchpad to examine the scale factor when in is applied to the length of a figure's sides. They look at how the scale factor affects the side lengths, perimeter, and area of the figure that result. They work with...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Flatworms

For Students 6th - 9th
In this biology worksheet, students complete the concept map using the given terms. They fill in 10 blanks with the correct answer.
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Unit Plan
Other

Symmetry in Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides real world examples of symmetry in architecture, including pictures of each kind of symmetry, examples, acknowledgements, and a bibliography.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Symmetry Challenge

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Sharpen your logic, symmetry, and pattern recognition skills while working on this challenge. Solution included.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Lines of Symmetry

For Students 6th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify line, bilateral, and rotational symmetry.
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center Real World Investigation: Symmetry Around Us [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this internet lesson to explore different types of symmetry in nature. Learners examine line symmetry, rotational symmetry, and bilateral symmetry. An integrated math, language art, and art lesson. Acrobat Reader required.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Happy Halving

For Students 1st - 2nd
On this one page website expand your logic, symmetry and pattern recognition knowledge while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: The Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
This online biology book chapter offers definitions and descriptions of the nervous system's components.
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Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Arthropoda

For Students 9th - 10th
This general overview of the arthropod phylum, which includes insects and arachnids, looks at such topics as body symmetry, appendages, movement, respiratory and nervous systems, and reproduction.
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Handout
Other

San Francisco State University: Animal Body Plans

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level instructor's notes on how animal body plans have changed over time through the process of evolution.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Flatworms

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The word "worm" is not very scientific. But it is a word that informally describes animals (usually invertebrates) that have long bodies with no arms or legs. Worms...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Characteristics of Platyhelminthes

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics and anatomy of organisms in the phylum Platyhelminthes.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Squid

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia provides a general overview of squid. Content includes a focus on their physical characteristics, diet, and habitat.
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Handout
Other

Guam: Phylum Platyhelminthes, or Flatworms

For Students 9th - 10th
High school level description of the phylum Platyhelminthes, or flatworms, including characteristics, reproduction, and class.

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