Invertebrates

Sites on Invertebrates:

The "Wonderful World of Invertebrates" is an excellent site to begin your exploration of this interesting group of animals.

http://can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Invertebrates.html

The EnchantedLearning.com site is really one you should spend time on this subject. It has printable animal art as well as great explanations on the topic.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/index.shtml

The Biology4Kids is another "must see" site.

http://biology4kids.com/files/invert_main.html

This next site takes you directly to your "on-line" version of our textbook. There are some good on-line activities that will help you master the fundamentals of invertebrates.

http://www.phschool.com/atschool/science_explorer/Animals/Teacher_Area/SE_B_T_BK_index.html

"Most animals, in terms either of numbers of individuals, or of number of species are invertebrates. Of the 34 phyla of animals in the Kingdom Animalia 32.5 of them are invertebrates in that they are lacking a spine or vertebra, that collection of bones that runs along the back of animals like Fish, Frogs, Snakes, Birds and Mammals."

Try this site for an excellent look into the topic.

http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/intro.html

Take a trip,by way of the next site,to Australia and visit the Australian Museum to answer the question, "What are Invertebrates?"

http://www.amonline.net.au/invertebrates/

See what the Los Alamos Middle School's 7th grade GATE science class developed to help you better understand invertebrates. Click on the following site.

http://www.lams.losalamos.k12.nm.us/heacock/HeacockSci/invertebrate.html

Test your skill and guess who each marine invertebrate is...

Guess all four and enter to win prizes from the Vancouver Aquarium!

http://www.discoverlearning.com/webjourneys/invertebrates/

Try this site for a variety of directions for greater exploration of invertebrates.

http://www.vims.edu/bridge/otherinverts.html

Earthworm Dissection

The following sites relate to the dissection of the earthworm.

The next site is an excellent lab exercise complete with dissection diagrams, worksheet and fact sheet. A must see site.

http://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/earthworm_dissection.htm

The following images are designed to help you review materials before or after your lab. These images can be most useful to you if you try to identify labelled structures before clicking to obtain answers.

http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/animals/earthworm.html

If you would rather not participate in the actual dissection of an earthworm, or of you missed the worm dissection, you may use these pictures and the printed dissection guide to become familiar with worm anatomy and learn some of the main concepts covered in the dissection.

http://www.pgjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/science/whitaker/Animal_Kingdom/Earthworm/Earthworm.html

Understand the structure and function of the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, nervous, sensory, locomotory, and reproductive systems of the clam, squid, earthworm, and crayfish. Try this site for an excellent picture dissection of these animals.

http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/animals.html

Colonial Anemone (Epizoanthus americanus)

Regal Sea Fan (Lophogorgi hebes endenticulata)

Picture of a Sand Dollar