DIRECTIONS: This short quiz will help you find out how much you

know about your neighbors, the invertebrates. Complete the

following sentences by filling in the blanks with words from the list

at the bottom of this page. Note that some of the words may be

used more than once, or not at all.

DIRECTIONS: This quiz will help you find out how much you

have learned about our neighbors, the invertebrates. Complete

the following sentences by filling in the blanks with words

from the list at the bottom of the page. Note that some of the

words may be used more than once or not at all.

DIRECTIONS: Here are some web sites that contain lots of interesting information about invertebrates. Several of these sites also provide pictures and contain links to other useful sites.

http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/reef/ floinvrtl.html Florida Reefs Invertebrates - The Coral Kingdom: This site hosts a great collection of pictures showing invertebrates commonly found in Florida reef ecosystems.

http://www.ucmp.berkelev.edu/porifera/ porifera.html Introduction to Porifera: Rich with information on the simplest of all animals, a wonderful site for students and teachers with lots of pictures.

http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/ovsters Oysters and the Chesapeake: Oysters are one of our most economically important mollusks, and this site provides a wealth of information about them

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/crust/ pagela.html Marine Crustaceans of South Australia: Established by the Museum Victoria Australia, this site provides a wealth of pictures and information about many different crustacians.

http://www.barc.usda.gov/psi/nem/basics-r.htm Nematode Basics: This site is run by a research division of the U.S. Dept. of agriculture and it provides both illustrations and information about one of the most widespread of all worms.

http://www.ebiomedia.com/gall/skin/skin-main.html Echinoderms: This site contains pictures and a short article by Dr. David Denning on echinoderms. A very interesting site to visit.

http://www.nvsaes.cornell.edu/ent/fact-sheets/ Pests in the Northeastern United States: Produced by experts at Cornell University this is a "must" site for students and teachers who are interested in insects. Packed with information and pictures.

http://www.missouri.edu/~bioscish/intro. html Introduction to Arthropod Anatomy: A wonderful site for those interested in arthropods and how their bodies are put together.

http://www.gravsreef.nos. noaa.gov: 80/tw/ inverts.html Notes on Major Marine Invertebrates by Dr. Hugh F. Williams: This is a truly useful site for students and teachers who are interested in ocean living invertebrates. Packed with information and illustrations.

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Now it's time for you to play the Invertebrate Video Quiz-Game. The Quiz is fun, and it's a great way for you to show how much you know about the wonderful world of invertebrates.

There are five questions. I'll start each one by thinking of something to do with invertebrates. Then I'll give you some clues. After you hear them, decide what I'm thinking about, and then write your answer.

That's all there is to the Quiz-Game, so good luck and let's get started!

#1 I'm thinking about something that is part of a dog's skeleton, and that makes it a vertebrate.

What am I thinking about?_______________________

#2 I'm thinking about a kind of cell that jellyfish have, and that they use to catch food.

What term am I thinking about?______________________

#3 This time I'm thinking about invertebrates that help farmers, and that live in the soil.

What am I thinking about? ______________________

#4 I'm thinking about something that all arthropods have, and that is part of their limbs.

What am I thinking about?______________________

#5 This time I'm thinking about the part of an arthropod's body that helps to protect them, and prevents them from drying out.

What am I thinking about? ______________________

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DIRECTIONS: Select an invertebrate. Pretend that you work in the zoo and that it is your job to prepare the exhibit labels. Labels should include a picture that you draw, find in a magazine, or from the Internet.

Use this sheet to collect your information as you conduct your research at the library, zoo, museum, or the Internet. You can use a blank sheet of paper to design your finished label.

You are an investigator in search of invertebrates. Try to find at least one invertebrate from each of the environments listed below. Use Blackline Master #7b to document the information on each invertebrate you find.

1) Choose an environments to conduct your observation.

2) Bring the proper tools, a magnifying glass, gloves, boots, or shovel. You may have to dig, turn over rocks, look behind or under objects, be as clever as you can so you don't miss any invertabrates, no matter how clever or small they may be.

3) Name and draw a picture, or describe what they look like.

4) Include information about where you found that invertebrate, the time of day, the weather.

5) Explain what skills were needed to find the invertebrate.