Overview
Spark your students’ curiosity of invertebrates. Meet some invertebrates and discover their unique superpowers and learn funny, fascinating and unforgettable facts. Compare the features of invertebrates and discover some interesting ways invertebrates sense the world.
Students will learn about a range of everyday invertebrates whilst being actively engaged in exploring concepts such as camouflage and metamorphosis through movement and song. Continue your investigation of the many incredible invertebrates at home and school.
Background Information
Invertebrates are fascinating and diverse creatures, from their adaptations to their lifecycle and are a great animal for students to investigate. They are the unsung heroes of the ecosystem, assisting in all areas from pollination to decomposition.
Invertebrates inhabit almost all places and make up the majority of animal species on earth. They’re small, but they have a huge impact on our planet!
STEM in a Box
You will receive a teacher guide with follow-up activities.
Prior Knowledge
No prior knowledge is required.
Learning Intentions
In this program students will:
- Compare and contrast their body parts to various invertebrates’ body parts.
- Discover how different body parts of various invertebrates’ link with their functions.
- Compare their senses to those of particular invertebrates and discover the interesting body parts used for certain senses.
- Understand the meaning of the term camouflage and metamorphosis.
- Learn the stages of a dragonfly & butterfly’s life cycle.
- Discover how important invertebrates are in our environment.
- Learn how to identify and help invertebrates in their local area.
Activities
In this video conference students will:
- Observe a variety of invertebrates.
- Move around like various invertebrates.
- Observe a live Spiny Leaf Insect and learn about the adaptations of this unique animaln.
- Act out the life cycle of a butterfly.
- Sing and move to the Butterfly Metamorphosis song.
Victorian Curriculum 2.0
Science: Science Understanding
- Plants and animals have observable features that can be used to group them in different ways (VC2S2U01)
- Plants and animals have external features that perform different functions to enable their survival; in plants these features include roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, bulbs, trunks and branches while different features in animals enable them to move, breathe, eat and respond to their environment (VC2S2U03)
- Plants and animals have basic needs, including air, water, food and shelter; the places where they live meet those needs (VC2S2U02)