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= ARTHROPODS = = = ​Introduction An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods are members of the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek arthron, "joint", and podos "foot", which together mean "jointed feet"), and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, centipedes, millipedes, and others.

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota/Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Phylum: Arthropoda


 * The Task **


 * Edit the page that corresponds to your group; Folow the general instructions in the procedure below, answer all the questions on your page and add relevant pictures in order to end up with a well organized informative page about your assigned class of arthropods. You will also present your work to your friends in class, the oral presentation should not exceed 5 minutes. **

1. Read the assessment list. 2. Do a research on the selected class of Arthropods. 3. Find an attractive title. 4. Post pictures of animals from the assigned class. 5. List the body characteristics of the selected class. 6. List and explain the different body systems that characterize the assigned class.
 * Procedure: **

** Points ** |||| ** Earned ** ||
 * ** Assessment List ** |||||| ** Assessment points ** ||
 * ^  || ** Possible **
 * ^  ||^   || ** Self ** || ** Teacher ** ||
 * 1. W ell designed page and attractive title. || ** 5 ** ||   ||   ||
 * 2. References . || ** 10 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 3. Relevant pictures of animals that belong to the assigned group. || ** 10 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 4. The description of the animal group includes its body characteristics, its habitat and its body systems. || ** 20 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 5. The page is divided into different sections. A paragraph is used to describe each section. || ** 5 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 6. Two uses or importance are stated and explained. || ** 15 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 7. All questions on your page are correctly answered. || ** 10 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 8. Scientific terms are correctly used. || ** 10 ** ||  ||   ||
 * 9. The work is completed on time. || ** 5 ** ||   ||   ||
 * 10. Individual contribution . || ** 10 ** ||  ||   ||
 * ** Total ** || ** 100 ** ||  ||   ||

= The project is due to Friday April 1, 2011 =

Enjoy and Good Luck!