Odd One Out
Discuss:
Which is the odd one out?
Mini-Beasts 2 (Arthropods)
Learn:
Who Doesn’t Belong in the Bug Club?
Only about 3% of animals are vertebrates (animals with backbones, like mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish).
The rest — a whopping 97% — are invertebrates, including:
Arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans)
Molluscs (snails, slugs, octopuses)
Annelids (worms)
Cnidarians (jellyfish, corals)
Echinoderms (sea stars, sea urchins)
Read: Check out these beautiful (free) online textbooks from Nitty Gritty Science on Life/Earth/Physical Sciences. Pefect for upper primary + learners.
3 Different Skeleton Types In Animals
Watch: Mr. Bradley - Learning Made Fun.
This video investigates three different types of skeletons: - Hydrostatic Skeleton - Exoskeleton - Endoskeleton Skeletons.
We often think of skeletons as a collection of bones but not all animals skeletal systems are made from bones. Some have shells while others have a fluid based skeleton.
Read: Hydrostatic Skeletons via The Infinite Spider
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