One week we learned about invertebrates that are NOT arthropods. Featuring Molluscs, annelid worms, and coelenterates. KIDS LOVE WORMS! What can I say? if you want giggles and squeals and a successful science day, just bring out some worms!
We even dissected worms.
We also talked about shells, and pearls, and octopi, and we even had the kids EAT snails! The kids thought this was super strange (my French friends did not come, needless to say.) And it was a case of daring and nerves and crazy bravery.
Our next science was learning about invertebrates that ARE arthropods. Featuring insects, spiders, and crustaceans.
I had asked the kids to start an insect collection two weeks earlier, and I'm glad I did because we had snow for our science day, Some of my kids dutifully put some insects in their freezer or jars and we delighted to show them off. We had an experiment where we had pipe cleaners and pompoms represent insects and they went to "flowers" with glitter "pollen" and we watched as the "pollen" got mixed together. GLITTER WAS EVERYWHERE!
With the littles, we had a lot more activities involving insects including getting all the stages of butterflies:
But for the older we did dissections of crawdads as well. It was interesting to see teeth inside their stomach! who knew!
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