Invertebrate Lab I (Instructor Materials Preparation)

Lab Materials

This is the prep for one section of 24 students.

Sponges

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
 sponge preserved specimens  various  on side bench as demo
 grantia slide  1 per table

Cnidarians

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
 hydra slide  1 per table
 hydra live specimens  1 container per class  view under dissecting scope as demo on side bench
  cnidaria preserved specimens various  on side bench as demo
hydra model 1-2 per class on side bench as demo

Roundworms (phylum nematoda)

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
 Ascaris slide  1 per table
 Trichinella slide  1 per table
 live vinegar eels  1 vial per class   view under dissecting scope as demo on side bench

Arthropods

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
  arthropod preserved specimens  various  on side bench as demo, helpful to have representatives from different subgroups

Crayfish Dissection

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
 dissection kit  1 per table   should include scalpel, scissors, forceps, dissection needles, dissection pins
  dissection tray  1 per table
 crayfish  1 per table
  gloves  1 pair per student   latex and non latex options in various sizes
goggles 1 pair per student
lab coat 1 per student
dissection waste container 1 per class dissection waste should not go in regular trash