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Materials:
• A notebook and pencil
• A camera
• A3 card
• Internet or reference books
Experiment
time!
Invertebrates around my school
Aim:
Classify invertebrates
Hypotheses:
Answer the questions before you start.
a)
How many types of invertebrates do you think there are
in your school playground?
b)
Name one invertebrate you think you will
not
find.
Method:
1.
Draw a map of the area that you are going to observe.
2.
Observe the area. Take photos of any invertebrates you find there.
Mark the map to show where you found each living thing.
3.
Classify five of the invertebrates you found. Use these words.
mollusc coelenterate porifera echinoderm arthropod annelid
4.
Describe the habitat where you found the invertebrate.
I found the … on the ground/on a tree trunk ...
Results:
1.
Were your hypotheses correct?
a)
How many invertebrate groups did you find?
b)
Were there any invertebrate groups
you did not find?
2.
Make a poster: include your map
and the invertebrates that you identified.
a
b
