Critter LabsCritter Labs

• Finding out about Isopods, plants, and snails.

• What is the role of each?

• How do each meet their needs?

• What features allow these organisms to survive in this environment?

Critter LabsCritter Labshttp://insected.arizona.edu/lessons.htm

Critter info sheets

Rearing guides

Isopod, Isopod, a.k.a. rolly-polly, sowbug, pillbug, woodlicea.k.a. rolly-polly, sowbug, pillbug, woodlice

• Isopod structures• Isopod behavior• SB4 f: Relate animal adaptations,

including behaviors, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions.

• S7L1b: Classify organisms based on physical characteristics using a dichotomous key

Isopod, Isopod, a.k.a. rolly-polly, sowbug, pillbug, woodlicea.k.a. rolly-polly, sowbug, pillbug, woodlice

• Sexing Isopods

YIKES! Some isopod species are huge!

Ocean Isopod Video-clip

Model Habitat FeaturesModel Habitat Features& Investigate Isopod Behavior& Investigate Isopod Behavior

• Food Preference• Preference for

– Wet or Dry– Light or Dark

• Hill Challenge, on rough and smooth

GPS Characteristics of Science--S7CS6 Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. Elements: a. Write clear, step-by-step instructions for conducting particular scientific investigations, operating a piece of equipment, or following a procedure.

c. Organize scientific information using appropriate simple tables, charts, and graphs, and identify relationships they reveal.

Model Habitat FeaturesModel Habitat Features& Investigate Isopod Behavior& Investigate Isopod Behavior

• Food Preference• Preference for

– Wet or Dry– Light or Dark

• Hill Challenge, on rough and smooth

GPS Characteristics of Science--S7CS6 Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. Elements: a. Write clear, step-by-step instructions for conducting particular scientific investigations, operating a piece of equipment, or following a procedure.

c. Organize scientific information using appropriate simple tables, charts, and graphs, and identify relationships they reveal.

Model Habitat FeaturesModel Habitat Features& Investigate Isopod Behavior& Investigate Isopod Behavior

• Food Preference• Preference for

– Wet or Dry– Light or Dark

• Hill Challenge, on rough and smooth

GPS Characteristics of Science-- SCSh3 Students will identify and investigate problems scientifically. Elements: a. Suggest reasonable hypotheses for identified problems.b. Develop procedures for solving scientific problems.c. Collect, organize and record appropriate data.d. Graphically compare and analyze data points and/or summary statistics.e. Develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected.f. Evaluate whether conclusions are reasonable by reviewing the process and checking against other available information.

Earthworm a.k.a. Night CrawlerEarthworm a.k.a. Night CrawlerLumbricus terrestris Lumbricus terrestris as a “model”as a “model”

• An example of a scavenger

• Organ system function (muscular, digestive, circulatory)

• “Model Organisms” in biological research

S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that allow them to survive or reproduce better than allow them to survive or reproduce better than

organisms that do not have these features.organisms that do not have these features.

S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that allow them to survive or reproduce better than allow them to survive or reproduce better than

organisms that do not have these features.organisms that do not have these features.

S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that allow them to survive or reproduce better than allow them to survive or reproduce better than

organisms that do not have these features.organisms that do not have these features.

Waggle Dance

S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that S4L2.a Identify external features of organisms that allow them to survive or reproduce better than allow them to survive or reproduce better than

organisms that do not have these features.organisms that do not have these features.

Shapeshifting Octopus

Hide and Seek