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Students observe how an echinoderm creates its artistic body and behavior as a part of their adaptation and survival. Mimicking echinoderms, students create their own art to demonstrate how this beautiful creature survives.

This reformatted lesson plan is derived from our popular World’s Most Awesome Invertebrate lesson plan.After watching the nine phyla videos, students make a compelling argument for their choice of the most awesome invertebrate.ONLINE TEACHING RESOURCE - World's Most Awesome Invertabrate

Students explore the extraordinary adaptions and diversity of terrestrial arthropods through short Shape of Life videos and student-centered activities. Engage students by showing a short clip of an interesting arthropod phenomenon with the audio muted. Students identify the structures of all arthropods with th esupport of on eor more video segments. Students will record notes about physical and behavioral adaptions, then create a diagram of their favorite arthropod species, labeling its structures and adding annotations to describe their functions.  Grades: 6-12Time: 45-90 min

Using the Power of Art to Teach ScienceIn this lesson, students combine art and science to interpret and illustrate graphical art. In this way, students will building understanding of the power of data infused art to convey the "bigger picture" of climate change.  

Explore Scientists' Connection to the Three Dimensions of NGSS with our new lesson plan.Students will get the 'real scoop' on what it's like to think like a scientist. Our new Science in Action lesson plan features NGSS aligned concepts in Three Dimensional Learning through Science and Engineering Practices (SEP's), Crosscutting Concepts (CC's) and Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI's).Three Dimensions helps students see the interconnections between disciplines including science, critical thinking, math and English Language Arts (ELA) skills.   

This new lesson plan is about our own family tree. We are chordates.Your students will explore the evolution of the phylum Chordata by constructing a “family tree”—a diagram of evolutionary traits and animals, using cards showing Chordate traits. After watching the Chordate Shape of Life video, students revise their diagrams and add information, including examples of modern animals that exhibit the traits.Highlights:- Students will create evolutionary family trees.- Students will understand and discuss key characteristics of chordate species orally and in writing. - Students will explain how common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence.HAVE FUN exploring your family tree.