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Invertebrate Study

Students will conduct online research to further their knowledge of Platyhelminthes.

Objectives

  • Students will understand that structures of living things are adapted to their function in specific environments.
  • Students will know that there are many different kinds of living things that live in a variety of environments.
  • Students will know that animals can be associated with their environment by an examination of their structural characteristics

Procedure

  • This lesson is part of an invertebrate study and is an extension of a study on Platyhelminthes.
  • First, students use www.nettrekker.com (an age and content appropriate website) to find and copy a picture of a Platyhelminthes that interests them. and then find facts about it.
  • Then, the students will find facts about their flatworm.
  • Next, they will import the information they find into an AppleWorks document
  • Then, they can print the information and also save it as their own personal file.

Sunshine State Standards

  • SC.F.1.1.4
  • SC.F.2.1.2
  • SC.G.1.1.3
  • SC.G.1.1.4
  • LA.B.2.1.3

NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students

  • Use input devices (e.g., mouse, keyboard, remote control) and output devices (e.g., monitor, printer) to successfully operate computers, VCRs, audiotapes, and other technologies.
  • Use a variety of media and technology resources for directed and independent learning activities.
  • Work cooperatively and collaboratively with peers, family members, and others when using technology in the classroom.

Materials

  • Laptops
  • Internet access
  • AppleWorks software (or Microsoft Word )
  • www.nettrekker.com


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