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Dissection: Exploring the Crawfish
5th - 8th grades

Grass Crawfish Dissection
 
Crawfish belong to the phylum Arthropoda and are in the class Crustaceae. Since the crawfish have very specialized appendages, they have become the perfect dissection tool to convey to students the relationship between structure, function and the environment. In this activity a 4-H science teacher will guide your classroom groups through a ‘hands-on’ step by step tour of the Crawfish.
 
Standards addressed:
Students will……
  • Science 5.2.1-….students will develop the abilities needed to do scientific inquiry…..choose appropriate tools …plan and conduct a simple investigation
  • Science 5.4.1-….students will develop and understanding of the structure and function in living systems
  • Science 8.4.1.-….Investigate and describe the levels of organization s: cells, tissue, organs, organ system, whole organism and ecosystems
  • Science 8.2.1.-….students will develop the abilities needed to do scientific inquiry…..using appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze and interpret data
 
Recommended teaching time for this dissection activity is: 60 - 90 minutes
 
Fee for Crawfish Dissection: $50 per classroom of 30 students
*Only available through speaker visit.

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All requests are subject to availability.

Teachers will receive an invoice from the 4-H staff via e-mail after the project data has been set.

You can contact the 4-H School Enrichment Staff by calling 402-444-7804 with questions, but all registrations must be received on-line.
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