Outdoor Education Program : Invertebrate

Invertebrate Study
How do invertebrates breathe, forage for food and escape from danger? Find out in this fascinating program, which compares and contrasts the physiological and behavioural characteristics of invertebrates found in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Grades 6 (This program can be modified to suit any grade)

Life Systems - Diversity of Living Things
6s7	identify and describe the characteristics of invertebrates, and classify invertebrates into phyla (e.g., sponges, worms, molluscs, arthropods);
6s8	compare the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates;
6s9	compare the characteristics of different kinds of arthropods (e.g., crustaceans such as crayfish, shrimp; insects such as grasshoppers, butterflies, mealworms);

Invertebrate Study