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Invertebrates
Invertebrates are animals that do not have a spine. While students may be more familiar with vertebrates, it is the invertebrate group that represents over 95 percent of all animals on Earth. This unit explores six groups of invertebrates: poriferans (sponges), cnidarians (e.g., sea jellies and corals), echinoderms (e.g., sea urchins and sea stars), mollusks (e.g., octopuses, snails, and clams), annelids (worms), and arthropods (e.g., insects, spiders, and crustaceans). All invertebrates share several traits, but there is also amazing diversity among invertebrate groups. (For vertebrates resources, find the Vertebrates unit in the Life Sciences domain.)
Overview Resources
Unit Nonfiction Books

Invertebrates
low- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
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- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
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Lesson Resources
Process Activities
Supporting Materials
Show Me Only
Activities
Additional Reading
Comprehension Support
Vocabulary
Investigation Packs
Arthropods
I.Files






Mystery File

Tardigrades
Science Fair Resources

Science Fair Project Ideas
Science Videos

Bees' Disease

Coral Forests of the Deep

Creatures of the Deep: Basket Star

Creatures of the Deep: Sea Spider

The Octopus and the Coconut (no audio)

Weird Animals: Sea Cucumber
Career Files

Beekeeper; Entomologist; Lobsterman
Quick Reads






Reading A-Z Books

You're a Jellyfish! - Level O
Graphic Organizers

Classify Information

KWL Chart

Word Smart
Retelling Rubrics

Nonfiction Retelling Rubric
Science Diagrams

Insect Body Parts

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Types of Symmetry
Game Packs

Complete Invertebrates Game Pack

Image Cards

Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Cards

Invertebrates
Word Work

Unscramble; Matching; Fill in the Blank