Please put away all cell phones and electronic devices during the period today.

Journal Entry:

How does the octopus differ from the cuttlefish or squid? What structures might be different in the dissection today?

Learning Intentions  

• We will learn how the octopus differs from other cephalopods.  

• We will learn how to identify the external and internal structures in an octopus.

• We will learn

Closing task:
You can dissect the baby octopus to learn about its external and internal structures.

Content Standards being covered:

Students can explore structures of an organism and compare to other similar species.