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EC Grade 1 Sharing The Planet: Minibeasts: Home

We can use a variety of artistic techniques and materials to represent nature. The natural world provides inspiration to artists.

Adobe Spark Free Photos

Remember that the Adobe Spark apps on your iPad give you free photos to use.

San Diego Zoo Kids: Arthropods

Cincinatti Zoo: Inverebrates

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National Geographic Kids: Inverebrates

Invertebrates are animals without a backbone or bony skeleton.

They range in size from microscopic mites and almost invisible flies to giant squid with soccer-ball-size eyes.  

Database Encyclopedias

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance; Arthropods

Arthropods is a phylum that includes insects and spiders. 

They are invertebrates, which means they do not have an internal skeleton and backbone.