Invertebrates - Centipedes and Millipedes

Centipedes and Millipedes are both Arthropods. They both have 2 body parts and
many pairs of legs!!!!

One body section is the head with a pair of antennae. The other body section is the abdomen

with many segments.

Centipedes have 1 pair of legs attached to each segment. Some centipedes have more

than 100 segments. YIKES!!!

Millipedes have 2 pairs of legs on each segment. A millipede could have more than 80 segments!!!!

Here are some good books for students to read to learn more about centipedes and millipedes.

      

   

       

Have fun learning about these amazing arthropods!

Spider Book and Craft Activity

Spiders are not insects!  Spiders are arachnids!  Spiders have 8 legs! YIKES!

Spiders, Photo Fact Collection is a great oversized book filled with many large, colorful, fabulous pictures and illustrations of spiders! It is filled with lots of interesting facts. After reading the book the kids might like to make the following spider craft made with recycled egg cartons.

Egg Carton Spider Craft Activity

Materials

• egg cup from an egg carton
• paint
• paint brush
• 4 pipe cleaners
• scissors
• hole punch
• glue
• google eyes (optional) or white paper

Directions

• Punch 4 holes on each side of the egg cup.
• Paint the egg cup.
• Let dry.
• Trim 4 pipe cleaners to about 8 inches in length.
• Insert the pipe cleaners through the holes on one side and pull them through the holes on the other side.
• Shape the legs by bending the pipe cleaners.
• Glue google eyes ( or small white circles) onto the front of the egg cup.
• Enjoy your new spider and read some books about arachnids!

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Invertebrates: What are Arachnids?

Arachnids are arthropods with 2 body sections, 8 legs, and no antennae.

Examples of Arachnids are:

• spiders
• scorpions
• mites
• ticks

Listed below are some resources (links and books) to help the kids learn more about arachnids.

Learning Links

National Geographic

Tarantula

National Geographic

World's Largest Spider

National Geographic Kids

Scorpions

Enchanted Learning

Arachnid Printouts

Books

      

      

Have fun learning about arachnids!

Butterfly Symmetry Activity

Science, Mathematics, and Art Activity

Symmetry is when a figure can be folded so that the 2 parts are the mirror image of each other.

 

Materials

• paper
• pencil
• scissors
• paint

 

Directions

• Fold a piece of paper down the middle lengthwise (from top to bottom).
• Start at the fold and draw one side of a butterfly.
• Cut out your butterfly. Do NOT cut on the fold!
• Open the paper.
• Paint one side of the butterfly with a cool design of your choice.
• While the paper is still wet, fold the paper down the middle again along the crease (from top to bottom).
• Unfold your paper.
• Admire your beautiful symmetrical design!
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  What other animals have symmetry?

Magic School Bus Animal Books and Resources

The Magic School Bus has lots of great books and DVDs on ANIMALS.

Here is a sampling.

        

          

          

         

     

    

The Scholastic website has a page devoted to Ms. Frizzle and Bugs with lots of links to fun games, activities, and resources.

Click Here: Going Buggy Facts and Fun about Insects

Have fun!

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