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1. Today's Creature Feature-the Horseshoe Crab
+ + -+ TODAY'S CREATURE FEATURE-THE HORSESHOE CRAB MASTER TEACHER Helen Mebane GRADES 5 - 8 SCIENCE OVERVIEW Students will be introduced to "living fossils" which have been around even before dinosaurs roamed the earth. These harmless creatures are called the horseshoe crabs, or Limulus. They are not really crabs but are related to spiders in the phy...
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2. Blue Planet: Seasonal Seas
...ool Animals) http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/animals.html + Invertebrates (Photos only) http://www.divebums.com/FishID/Invertebrates.html + AquaFacts: Marine Invertebrates http://www.vanaqua.org/Visitor_Information/AquaFacts/Marine_Invertebrates.htm + Species: Who They Are (see Anemones, Blue Crabs, Horseshoe Crabs, Jellyfish, Octopus, Squid, and Cuttlefish) http://209.251.35.100/animals/species/index.html 6. When they have gathered enough information, have students write a brief report about their invertebrate and create a colorful illustration, painting, or 3-D model. They must label or highlight impo...
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3. The Crusty Fossils
...ty Fossils by Carolyn C. Smith Contents of Curriculum Unit 85.07.03: Narrative Spider Crab (Libinia emarginata) Green Crab (Carcinides marnas) Rock Crab (Pachygrapsus) Lady Crab (Ovalipes ocellatus) Ghost Crab (Ocypoda albicans) Pea Crab (Pinnixia) Fiddler Crab (Uca) Blue Crab (Callinected sapidus) Horseshoe Crab (Limulus Polyphemus) Hermit Crab (Pagurus) Mole Crab (Emerita-Analoga) Jonah Crab (Cancer barealis) Coconut Crab (Pagurus) Box Crab (Calappidae) Sample Lesson Sample Lesson Sample Lesson Glossary Notes Suggested Readings for Students Teacher's Bibliography To Guide Entry Stop! Look! Listen! These thr...
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4. Beware of the Floating Jellies!
...ed. If you see these out in the water, stay away from them.) Resume the tape. Pause the tape after you hear "fish's larvae". This is the answer to the next question by Karen. She asks "What do jellyfish eat?" See the Activity Sheet, review the next question on the handout. (They eat plankton, small crabs, and fish's larvae.) Resume the tape. Pause the tape after you hear "sea turtles eat jellyfish". This is the answer to the next question by Karen. She asks "What animals eat jellyfish?" See the Activity Sheet, review the next question on the handout. (Atlantic spadefish, ocean sunfish, and especially, sea tur...
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5. Saddle up with Seahorses!
...domen: the portion of the animal containing the intestines. bony fish: fish with endoskeletons which is made of bones such as seahorses, red drum, and trout. prehensile tail: the unique tail that the seahorse uses to holds on to sea grass or coral. crustaceans: invertebrate such as brine shrimp and crabs. invertebrates: animals without backbones. marine habitat: saltwater environment such as Gulf of Mexico or oceans. gestation period: the time in which the male seahorse carries the young in his brood pouch PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES Ask the students if they have ever seen a live seahorse. Say, Today we are going...
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6. Watching Nature Take Its Course
...cience textbooks, encyclopedias, etc.) -markers/crayons Activities / Procedures: 1. WARM-UP/DO NOW: Prior to class, write the names of various organisms from different species on small index cards (one name per card). Cull examples from a large variety of organisms, such as ants, fireflies, eagles, crabs, jellyfishes, snakes, dolphins, kangaroos, giraffes, chimpanzees, etc. Upon entering class, ask each student to take one of the cards and then respond to the following prompt in his or her journal (written on the board prior to class): Compare yourself to the organism written on your card. What physical featu...
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