Resources for teaching about invertebratesÉ          rev.March 2010

 

Ansberry, Karen and Morgan, Emily. More Picture Perfect Science Lessons . ÔWiggling WormsÕ pp.79-98. NSTA Press, Arlington, VA 2007.

 

NSTA press Dig In! Hands on Soil Investigations  pp. 87-91 Òwatching WormsÓ NSTA Press, Arlingon, VA 2001.

 

The Adventures of Herman the Worm   http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/

 

This is a great semi-interactive website on worms including anatomy, physiology, and fun facts. The diagrams are good and the illustrations cute. Highly recommended!

 

Vermiculture Supplies   http://www.vermiculture.ca/vermiculture_resources/vermiculture_resources_a.htm

 

This resource is vast and will find you what you need in your area.

 

Animal Index: Invertebrates   http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/AnimalIndexInv.htm

 

Kidport has consistently had excellent science resources. Explore this site to find much more stuff. There is an ÔadsenseÕ column, but no pop-ups.

 

Wonderful World of Invertebrates – Webquest 

 http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Invertebrates.html

 

This has a good round up of the major invertebrate phyla.

 

National Zoo: Invertebrate Page   http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Invertebrates/

 

I love the National Zoo! They have always had an invertebrate house, and this page is a great resource. If you are doing squid dissections, this is a good background source, esp the cephalopod page.

 

Biology 4Kids: Invertebrates   http://www.biology4kids.com/files/invert_main.html

 

This is another good site as a back up. It has other biology related pages if you need them.

 

Using Live Insects in Elementary Classrooms  http://insected.arizona.edu/lessons.htm

 

I recently stumbled on this one. It has activities for K-3, which is unusual and great to see! The lesson plans are very good, and include literacy suggestions. Well worth browsing and looking at some of the other related pages.

 

Silk: Vegan Society  http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/exploitation/silk_worm.php

 

Ok, so they donÕt like to use whole thread. The information is good, and they present an excellent ethical discussion point and an alternative to killing worms.

 

 

 

Giant Squid Interactive Website   http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html

 

From the National Museum of Natural History – squid lovers will love this!

 

Introduction to the Arthropoda: The real rulers of the Earth!

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/arthropoda.html

 

This would be a good upper elementary research site for a motivated student.

 

The Myriad Worlds of Invertebrates  http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/

 

This might be the most complete fact site on invertebrates you will find. A great resource for teachers or students – right through high school!

 

A ÔsafeÕ clearinghouse website for inverts which includes some of those listed aboveÉ

 

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/13-animals/39-invertebrates.html