Grade 5 Links - Life Science - Invertebrates

Grade 5 Links- Life Science - Invertebrates
Overarching Question: How does life on earth depend on invertebrates?

All invertebrates have the same basic needs, which are met in a variety of ways.
	Invertebrates Defined http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/AnimalIndexInv.htm
	eNature - Insects and Spiders http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=4
	Let's Talk About Insects http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/insects/index.html
	Yucky Worm World http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/index.html
	Yucky Roach World http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/roaches/index.html
	Invertebrates http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/
	Kids Konnect - Invertebrates http://www.kidskonnect.com/Invertebrates/InvertebratesHome.html
	Sponges http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/animals/sponges.htm

A small change in the environment can have a huge impact on the well-being of an invertebrate.
	Kids Konnect - Invertebrates http://www.kidskonnect.com/Invertebrates/InvertebratesHome.html
	Ecosystems and How They Work http://members.tripod.com/recalde/ch5.html
	Butterfly Habitats http://www.fmnh.org/butterfly/habit.htm
	Natureworks - Life at Risk http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep16.htm
	Natureworks - Invasive Species http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep15a.htm

An invertebrate's survival is dependent upon behaviors and physical characteristics.
	Bee Hive http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alienempire/multimedia/hive.html
	Lobster Society: Behavior and Ecology - Gulf of Maine Aquarium. http://octopus.gma.org/lobsters/society.html
	Echinoid Home Page http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/echinoids/
	Marine Flatworms of the World! http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/index.html
	Yucky Worm World http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/worm/

Technology may contribute to, or detract from, the ability of a living thing to survive.
	Marine Biological Laboratory http://www.mbl.edu/

All living things, from the simplest to the most complex, have some basic similarities.
	Kids Konnect - Invertebrates http://www.kidskonnect.com/Invertebrates/InvertebratesHome.html
	Orkin's Insect Zoo http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/oorkinzoo.asp
	Insects http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/
	Animal Classification http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm
	Echinoderms http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Echinodermata.html
	Invertebrates http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Invertebrates/
	Animal Diversity Web http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
	USGS - Butterflies of North America http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/thumb/51.htm


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