Unit: Animal Kingdom and Conservation
In this section we will explore several phyla of animals. For each, we'll learn their adaptations, reproduction, habitats, and organ systems. We'll examine live specimens, biofacts, and do several activities. We'll also identify conservation issues and create solutions that we can do in our daily lives. Finally, we'll explore the areas of animal behavior and do an interesting project!
Click here to see a photo summary of the 35 animal phyla. Which 10 will we explore?
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Zooplankton: The Great Plankton Sinkoff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQ_fO2D7f0&t=119s
Sponge regeneration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N462jZFr13k&feature=youtu.be
Sponges: digital journey through thier filter feeding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ueKlShb9Ls&feature=youtu.be
Porifera: How sponges feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8a0oNsDEx8&t=221s
Bottom Trawling for seafood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnmGbDN278Y
Cnidarians: How jellyfish tentacles sting their prey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WJCnC5ebf4
Coral bleaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZfGIKiSwwQ
Platyhelmenthese: the flat worm Planaria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QzSYQGsnA&list=PL7sevShYX556tqbegm7vY4EfYqUW-knRT
Ocean Plastic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_2NuK5O-E
Mollusks: masters of adaptation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKjeJlfdcBQ
Zebra mussels and other Invasive Alien species
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTWwqVP_2s
Phylum Arthropoda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orviEaw_ymA
Aquatic arthropods as BIOINDICATORS of water quality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfpSzRmQKhs
Echinoderms: amazing design!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_S-dASjQ-w
Sea urchin predator loss: kelp forest ecosystem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KpA0DY_Wbo&t=24s
Fish: hagfish adaptation, engineering ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8sw8BN-Xq0
Conservation Issue: overfishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=767slG-Nlhk
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