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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
mid
- Single-sided book | Projectable
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz | Projectable
- Read eBook
- Listen eBook
- eQuiz
high
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
