Great Activity

This article gives great a great activity for students to create their own arthropod and ensure it can survive in extreme habitats. This is has so much more rigor than others I've seen. It... See More

This article gives great a great activity for students to create their own arthropod and ensure it can survive in extreme habitats. This is has so much more rigor than others I've seen. It's also great for the older middle school students. Having them do this will engage them and really get them thinking. This also has all the teacher materials ready to use and implement. There isn't a lot of outside prep needed.

Very Thorough and Engaging

I appreciate all the student and teacher copies of key worksheets and guides included in this article. The instructions on how to implement this lesson in the classroom are thorough and wel... See More

I appreciate all the student and teacher copies of key worksheets and guides included in this article. The instructions on how to implement this lesson in the classroom are thorough and well presented. My only concern would be the lack of prior knowledge my students would have on arthropods. This lesson would require an introductory lesson or review lesson on arthropods for my students to more fully engage in the activities. However, even in consideration of these limitations, the extra work to introduce/review arthropods prior to beginning would be a plus as it would allow my students to make connections between science content areas. I look forward to implementing this lesson plan idea in my classroom.