Lab Sheet 1
Make Sets of Critters



Classify the critters you find.
How many sets did you find?
How many in each set?
Make a pictograph to show the number of each kind of critter that your class found.





Lab Sheet 2
Investigating Invertebrates



Draw a picture of each of your critters. Measure and describe each critter.




Lab Sheet 3
Adaptations


Critter Adaptation Benefit




Lab Sheet 4
Comparing Methods of Locomotion


Compare the ways animals move.
How are the ways critters move alike?
How are they different?

Critter # of Feet Method of Movement


Classify the critters by how they move (the method of locomotion).

Two intersecting circles



Lab Sheet 5
A Snail's Pace


Critter Distance TIme Speed

Hint: Distance / Time = Speed

Based on my data I predict that ________________________________ will win the race.



Lab Sheet 6
My Prediction


Cut out the critters. Who do you think will win the race?
Paste the winner on a piece of paper.
Paste the other critters in the order you predict they will finish the race.
Critter Time
inchworm
snail
earthworm
slug
beetle




Lab Sheet 8
Home Sweet Home


Draw a picture of the home you made for your critters. Label the parts.



Report
Write a report about the home you made for your critters.
Tell about how each critter acts in the new home.
What did each critter do?
Did they stay close to some things?
Did they stay away from some things?
Where did each spend most of its time?
What do you think attracted each critter?
What conclusions can you draw based on your data?