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Additional Lessons 31 - 40 of 64 for Arachnids
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31. Grasshopper Mark and Recapture (GMR)
...Today I learned... " entry in your journal. 3. Write a paragraph explaining what you can learn about grasshoppers by doing the GMR that you can't learn by dissecting them (and vice versa). Extensions: 1. When you are counting the grasshoppers caught in your net, also count all the other insects and arachnids you catch. Using your field guide to identify the animals. 2. Identify the species of grasshopper you have caught. Take photos, make sketches, and find out what species live in other parts of the country via computer network. 3. Make a computer database on grasshopper populations to be updated yearl...
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32. Charlotte's Web
...her books in the library that share these qualities and create a book display or a poster advertising these books. 2. E.B White received a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize Committee for his literary contributions. Research what the Pulitzer is and why is it given. 3. Do research on spiders (arachnids). Create a mini book filled with interesting facts and drawings about spiders. Social Studies Connection 1. Have students think about ways city life and country life. Create a Venn Diagram to illustrate their differences and similarities. 2. Students can create 3-D farm scenes with an explanation...
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33. Classification of Insects
...are divided into five groups called classes.? Have students observe the similarities and differences between these arthropods and come up with criteria to classify them.? Ask students for their reasoning.? Discuss the qualities of each arthropod class.? The classes are: insects (the largest class), arachnids (scorpions, spiders, mites & ticks), crustaceans (lobsters, shrimp, crabs, and crayfish), centipedes, and millipedes.? Students will be asked to look at their plastic arthropods again and put the insects in one group, spiders in another, millipedes in another, and so on.? Now teacher will turn stude...
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34. Getting to know spiders
...rs found in the readings. Use chart paper to create a bubble map of spider facts. 2. On another piece of chart paper, draw two columns. Label one ?Spiders? and the other ?Insects.? List facts about spiders in one column beginning with body parts of a spider. Explain that spiders are not insects but arachnids. Define an arachnid. Talk about the differences between spiders and insects and list characteristics of insects in the second column. During the discussion use large pictures of spiders and insects to demonstrate the differences. 3. Distribute a copy of the spider body parts sheet to each student. P...
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35. Louisiana Animal ABCs
....com/louisian.htm, September 18, 2002. Description: Quick facts about the state and other links to Louisiana WebPages. US Fish & Wildlife Services. Available http://www.fws.gov, September 18, 2002. Description: Learn about mammals, plants, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, clams, mussels, insects, arachnids and crustaceans. USGS Biological Resources. Kid's Corner. http:// biology.usgs.gov/features/kidscorner/kidscrnr.html, September 18, 2002. Description: An interactive site for children to investigate birds, plants, bats, butterflies and more. Blue Bonnet Swamp. Available http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/...
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36. Louisiana Animal ABCs
....com/louisian.htm, September 18, 2002. Description: Quick facts about the state and other links to Louisiana WebPages. US Fish & Wildlife Services. Available http://www.fws.gov, September 18, 2002. Description: Learn about mammals, plants, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, clams, mussels, insects, arachnids and crustaceans. USGS Biological Resources. Kid's Corner. http:// biology.usgs.gov/features/kidscorner/kidscrnr.html, September 18, 2002. Description: An interactive site for children to investigate birds, plants, bats, butterflies and more. Blue Bonnet Swamp. Available http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/...
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37. Living Things Share Certain Characteristics and Are Distinctly Different In Other Ways
...ly Different In Other Ways - Grade Seven Attachment A Categories of Plants and Animals Plants Mosses Plants with conducting tubes Ferns Cone-bearing Flower-bearing Animals Vertebrates Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals Invertebrates Annelids Mollusks Echinoderms Arthropods Insects Crustaceans Arachnids Millipedes/ Centipedes 7 Living Things Share Certain Characteristics and Are Distinctly Different In Other Ways - Grade Seven Attachment B Master List of Plants and Animals Plants Mosses-moss Plants with conducting tubes: Ferns-Fiddlehead Fern, Horsetails, Maidenhair Ferns Cone-bearing plants-Wh...
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38. Caterpillar, Caterpillar How Do You Grow? Picadome Elementary, Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, Kentucky
...ages, sequence of the cricket life cycle, and characteristics of insects. Description: Read book and discuss. Assessment: Label the parts of an insect. Day 7-Lesson 8: The Very Busy Spider Objective: Students will learn the different stages, sequence of the spider life cycle, and characteristics of arachnids. Description: Read book and discuss. Assessment: Label the parts of a spider. Day 8-Lesson 9: Intro Book Project Objective: Introduce students to the culminating project. Description: Students will choose their organism and begin research. One teacher will take groups of students to the lab to do in...
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39. Postcards from the Wetlands
...tore. Lockwood, C.C. (1995). C.C. Lockwood's Louisiana Nature Guide. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press US Fish & Wildlife Services. Available http://www.fws.gov, September 17, 2002. Description: Learn about mammals, plants, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, clams, mussels, insects, arachnids and crustaceans. USGS Biological Resources. Kid's Corner. Available http:// biology.usgs.gov/features/kidscorner/kidscrnr.html, September 17, 2002. Description: This site, geared to children, features information on endangered species. Audubon Zoo. Interactive Swamp. Available: http:// www.audubonin...
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40. Bug Hunt
...oft bodies, but carry a hard shell for protection. Soft-bodied invertebrates that live in water or on land are grouped as mollusks. Those invertebrates that have tough coatings on the outside of their bodies (exoskeletons), jointed legs, and a segmented body are called arthropods. Insects, spiders (arachnids), centipedes/millipedes, and sow bugs', shrimp, lobster, and crabs (crustaceans) are all arthropods. There are over 900,000 species of insects, which makes them the biggest group of arthropods. Insects have distinctive features, which include: three body parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), eyes, mout...
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