1 question: what characteristics of the millipede help it to survive in its natural habitat? ...
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Question: What characteristics of the millipede help it to survive in its natural habitat?
Hypothesis: (Predict & share)
Plan: Observe the features of the millipede using a hand lens (in a tank and in a cup)
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Observation: Observation Chart
Characteristic
Observations in Tank
Observations in Cup
Body Covering
Body Structures
Movement
Color
Shape
Size
Adapted from Record Sheet 4A
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Characteristics of Arthropods Video
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*Complete/Incomplete Metamorphosis:
Metamorphosis is called complete when there is no suggestion of the adult form in the larval stage, e.g., in the transformation from tadpole to frog or from larva to pupa to adult in bees and butterflies.
When the successive larval stages resemble the adult (as in the grasshopper and the lobster), metamorphosis is called incomplete.
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Millipedes Found in North American woodlands as well as
deserts Long segmented trunk Round head with antennae pair for feeling,
smell, and taste Two pairs of legs attached to most segments Vary in color—black, brown, some are vividly
colored Avoid light—some are blind Play dead when distrubed Defense mechanism—stink glands May live for several years
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Tri-Venn
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Question: How will the FROGS respond to a change in the light of their habitat?
Hypothesis: If we change the lighting of the frogs’ habitat, I think
Plan: Design a plan.
Observation: Describe what you observed.
Conclusion:
Reflection/ Next Steps:
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Question: How will the FIDDLER CRABS respond to a change in the light of their habitat?
Hypothesis: If we change the lighting of the frogs’ habitat, I think
Plan: Design a plan.
Observation: Describe what you observed.
Conclusion:
Reflection/ Next Steps:
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Question: How will the MILLIPEDES respond to a change in the light of their habitat?
Hypothesis: If we change the lighting of the frogs’ habitat, I think
Plan: Design a plan.
Observation: Describe what you observed.
Conclusion:
Reflection/ Next Steps:
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Question: How well does school meet our basic needs?
Complete the My Habitat Sheet Record Sheet 11A (TH-15) in small groups and be prepared to share.
Share observations.
Update Habitat Information Table
HABITAT INFO CHARTFrogs Crabs Milliped
esHumans
FOODFish flakesBloodwormsPlankton
Plankton
WATERFresh Water
Salt water
SHELTERPlants/rocks
Tunnels under Shells
SPACETank/pond Beach
AIRClassroom
air and through skin in water
From water and classroom air
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Question: What behaviors of the frog, crab, and millipede could we study?
Record Sheet 12-A
Respond to part B based on the research question below:
How often does the crab go into thewater?
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Question: What specific characteristics of humans that enable them to survive in a variety of habitats?
Discuss human structures and behaviors and how they relate to habitats
Continue research
Use Record Sheet 13A
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Structure
Characteristics of the Structure
Job/ Function: How the structure helps the animal survive in its
habitat
Humans- Structures and Behaviors
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Lesson 14 Blackline Masters
Tying it all together
Identify structures/behaviors needed for survival
Reading selections give students more information on each of three animals studied
Use observations to support information from reading
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Compare the frog, crab, millipede, and humans. Each team will choose a characteristic to compare.
Characteristic
Frog Crab Millipede
Human
COMPARING ANIMALS
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Reading Selection: What Makes Beavers Special?Read the selection and answer the following questions.
1.What special characteristics do beavers have that help them survive in their habitats?
2.In what ways to beavers change their surroundings so that they can survive?
3.What other animals can change their surroundings so that they can survive?
Lesson 16:
Presenting Our Research
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Millipedes cupcakes
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Clean up, pack-up kit
Complete evaluations
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.Stacy Chang, AMSTI-UAB Science Specialist