Invertebrates Homework Task (Choose at least 15 credits worth of activities)

Level Activities
C Cr re ea at ti in ng g
( (6 6 C Cr re ed di it ts s) )
Write a conversation between
two invertebrates and present it
as a comic strip.
Design and create your own
mini beast.
Use a shoe box and create a habitat for an
invertebrate of your choice.
Create a poem about
an invertebrate you
like.
Invent a machine that can catch a mosquito
safely. Draw and label it.
Do you have your
own suggestion?
We can discuss
the level and
points for it.
Evaluating
(5 C Cr re ed di it ts s)
What materials would make a
good spider web? Test and
present your findings.
Locusts are one of the most
damaging insects on earth.
Look back through history
and explain their effects on
the world population.
If you were to become an invertebrate what
would it be? Support your choice with 5
reasons.
Plus, Minus and Interesting.
Use this table to compare a spider.
Analysing
(4 C Cr re ed di it ts s)
Read the poem:

Praying Mantis
Green as a leek, this unlikely insect is squatting on
Grandmas hedge in dragon pose,
But with long arms folded under its triangular head,
To pounce
Fleur Adcock.

Explain what is happening.
Draw or paint a picture.
What would be some of the disadvantages if
the world had no invertebrates?
Use a Venn diagram to
compare an aquatic
invertebrate to a land
invertebrate.
Write a report about an endangered
invertebrate and explain why it is
endangered.
What if praying
mantises were the size
of humans? What
would happen?
Applying
(3 C Cr re ed di it ts s)
The weather plays an important
part in life. Explain how the
weather can change the way
invertebrates behave.
Investigate how different
invertebrates move.
Chose 10 invertebrates and
classify them according to their
features using a branching data
base.
Make 5 different invertebrate
silhouettes. Display them for
identification.
Understanding
(2 C Cr re ed di it ts s)
Read a myth or legend about a
spider or insect and make a
storyboard.
Label the main parts of a
dragonfly and explain their
uses.
Draw the different stages of the life cycle
of a butterfly. Explain each stage.

Find 10 pictures of
invertebrates using
camouflage in their
environment.
Explain the difference between, an
invertebrate and a vertebrate.
Find examples to show your
understanding
Remembering
(2 C Cr re ed di it ts s)
List the invertebrates that live
in Taiwan.
Make a list of 10 things that
you could do with an
invertebrate.
Compile a glossary of at least 10 of these
invertebrate related words- echinoderms,
decomposer, camouflage, prey, predator, spine,
exoskeleton, moulting, shell, suck, arachnids,
arthropod
Take some photographs
of examples of
invertebrates and
present them.
Instructions:
This is the homework task for the next three weeks. You need to plan
your work carefully. You can discuss it with your teacher and your
parents.

Your work should be beautiful, high quality work that you are really proud
of.

You need to work towards at least 15 credits of total value but I
hope you try for more than that!

You may only do one PowerPoint presentation they become boring
very quickly! Other ways of presenting are - foldables, dice,
cards, posters, display on cardboard.




You will present your work to the class and be given your total number of credits.
Credits will also be given for presentation and display.

If you need any resources please ask your teacher.

Choose the activities that really interest you.

Keep all your activities together.

For your information.
If you would like to invent your own questions or tasks, this table will help you work
out how many points it might be worth.
Level Matching Verbs
Creating: create new product or
point of view
assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write.
Evaluating: justify a stand or
decision
appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate
Analyzing: distinguish between
the different parts
appraise, compare, contrast, criticise, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish,
examine, experiment, question, test.
Applying: use the information in a
new way
choose, demonstrate, dramatise, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule,
sketch, solve, use, write.
Understanding: explain ideas or
concepts
classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select,
translate, paraphrase
Remembering: recall or
remember the information
define, copy, list, memorise, recall, repeat, reproduce state

All tasks are due on or before:
Wednesday 5
th
Nov.
No late work will be accepted.