Module 11: Invertebrates

Resources

Nova - Great Barrier Reef

Giant Clams Great Barrier Reef

Coral Spawning- Great Barrier Reef

National Geographic- Octopus

Sponges

Invertebrate Diversity - Part 1

Invertebrate Diversity - Part 2

Invertebrate Diversity - Echinoderms

 Worm Dissection - part 1

Worm Dissection - part 2

Starfish dissection part 1

Starfish Dissection part 2

Coral Reefs - National Geographic

Coral Reef Print-Outs from Enchanted Learning

Sponge Print-Outs from Enchanted Learning

Module 4: Fungi

Creation Spotlight:

Read one of these articles from Institute for Creation Research on the uniqueness of our earth.

Assignment: 

Read Module 4.

Resources:

Mushroom Identification Key

Fungi Lab

The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad

Paul Anderson - Fungi

Module 2: Bacteria

Resources:

Make your own agar

Easy Greek Yogurt

make yogurt detailed instructions

Instructions for coliform bacteria lab

Bacteria Coloring Packet

Henry the Hand coloring book for kids

Articles on Bacteria

Bacteria Flagellum

Bacteria "evolving" in the lab

Videos:

Bacteria Reproduction

Bacteria - Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson is an excellent teacher, but teaches from an evolutionary perspective. I do not feel that he is intellectually honest in his comments about origins at the beginning of the clip. He talks as if the concept that we have all descended from one cell is a proven fact, when reality is, no one has ever discovered this cell. He talks as if we have proven that there is a lot of genetic transfer from the prokaryotic  cells to the eukaryotic cells, and this is assumed, not proven. It is my personal opinion that  the reason the science community is switching from a 5 kingdom classification system to a 3 domain classification system is that they have found that proving evolution on the basis of structural characteristics is impossible, and they hope to do it on a cellular level. Anyone who thinks this is possible needs to read "Darwin's Black Box" by Behe.

The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie