{"id":27770,"date":"2025-10-17T06:59:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=27770"},"modified":"2025-10-18T02:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T02:05:36","slug":"arthropods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/consumers\/arthropods\/","title":{"rendered":"4p1 Arthropods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Arthropods Objective<\/strong><\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Make detailed media descriptions of four arthropod species and develop a substantiated opinion on which would be your preferred “pet” animal while understanding how others may make a different selection.<\/b><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Background material for this lab can be found in the Animals Guide<\/a>.<\/h6>\n
For quick reference, click each link:<\/em><\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lab this week features arthropod invertebrates.\u00a0 In addition to learning about the featured species, you will be developing an opinion piece that incorporates science information.\u00a0 You will be determining which of the arthropod species would be your preferred pet, and also acknowledging characteristics of the other species that may make them more interesting to other people.\u00a0 Basically you are substantiating your own opinion with science-based facts in addition to personal feeling and preferences; as well as entertaining how others may hold a differing opinion.<\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Select four arthropods.\u00a0 Collect media on each and develop a piece that describes interesting characteristics of each species.\u00a0 Then choose the one that you would prefer as a “pet, and explain why you chose that particular species.\u00a0 Since this is an opinion, it can be based on other considerations besides science facts.<\/h6>\n
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A media piece that describes characteristics of four arthropod species kept as pets.\u00a0 This includes selecting a “favorite pet” of the four and explaining what you base this opinion on, including science information and other considerations.<\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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In the first guide, we had an introduction to bees<\/a>.\u00a0 Since people keep bees, this is a possible choice for one of your four arthropods.<\/strong><\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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If you run across arthropods around campus and take photos , you can start work on this media piece before lab.\u00a0 Below are videos that can also help you work ahead.<\/strong><\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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We will be meeting terrestrial and aquatic species of isopods throughout the remainder of this course.\u00a0 You may have run across some of these species already.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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