Animal Unit Study Field Trips

A great way to wrap up a study of animals (vertebrates and/or invertebrates) is to go on a field trip.

Here are some suggestions.

The Zoo

The Aquarium

The Beach

A Pet Store

Your Neighborhood

A Virtual Field Trip (online)
   Click on the links below.

Zoo Books - Virtual Zoo

The Virtual Petting Zoo 

Hope you have enjoyed this summer's theme of animals!

Thanks for stopping by!

See you later Alligator!!!!

Marcia :)

(Tomorrow will be a new theme.)
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How to Draw Arachnids - Spiders and Scorpions

Arachnids are invertebrates.  They have 8 legs, 2 body sections, and no antennas. Arachnids include spiders and scorpions.

Click on the links below for drawing instructions.


How to Draw the Spider

How to Draw the Scorpion

How to Draw Book

Tarantula - a special type of spider

To learn more about spiders and other arachnids from a previous post click here.

To learn how to make a cute spider from a recycled egg carton click here.

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How to Draw Crustaceans - Crab, Lobster, and Shrimp

Crustaceans are invertebrates that live in water. They have a hard exoskeleton.  They have 5 or more pairs of legs.   Crustaceans include crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.
 

Click on the Links Below for Drawing Instructions


How to Draw a Crab

How to Draw a Lobster

How to Draw a Shrimp 

How to Draw Books

     

To learn more about crustaceans in an earlier post click here.
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Glitter Glue Spider Web Craft Activity

This craft activity can be used when learning about arachnids (spiders, etc.) as part of an animal study or can be used as a Halloween Activity!

Materials

• construction paper
• white crayon, white chalk, white pencil or regular school pencil
• glitter glue

Directions

• Have students sketch a spider web on a  piece of dark construction paper with a white crayon or piece of chalk.
• If using light colored paper, students may use a regular school pencil.
• Choose glitter glue in a different color(s) than the paper.
• Trace the web design with the glitter glue.
• Let the glue dry.
• If desired have students add a toy spider or student-made spider to their picture.

If you would like directions for the egg carton spider shown above click here.

If you would like to learn more about spiders and other arachnids click here.

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String Spider Web Craft (for Spiders)!!!

Spiders are arachids, members of the arthropod family.

In a previous post we made egg carton spiders from recycled materials.

In this post, we will make a web for our spiders.

Materials

• string
• scissors

Directions

• Cut 4 equal length pieces of string. (your choice of size: small, medium,or LARGE)
• Find the middle of the string pieces and tie them all together in a small knot.
• Place the string on a large table or the floor.
• With the knot as the middle, spread out the 8 sections of string approximately equal distance apart.
• Use more string to knot and loosely connect the 8 sections of string. (see pictures)
• Let the kids add their recycled spiders to their new home on the web.

The web can be made with different colors of string or yarn, etc. It can placed on a table, on a wall, over a door, on a bulletin board, etc. 

 

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Invertebrates - What are Crustaceans?

Crustaceans are arthropods. They are invertebrates (have no backbone).  Crustaceans have 2 or 3 body sections, 5 or more pairs of legs, and 2 pairs of antennae. Each body segment has a pair of legs or other type of appendage attached to it.

Examples of crustaceans are:

•  crab
•  shrimp
•  lobster
•  krill
•  crayfish
•  barnacles
•  pill bugs

Here are some books the students might enjoy reading to learn more about crustaceans.

   

       

   

   

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