Cephalopod Celebration - Dirk Deboer | Library

Instructions

Work through all the tasks of this assignment in order. The goal is to understand what a cephalopod is, and hopefully realize how surprisingly advanced cephalopods are, especially for something that is not even a vertebrate animal. Each section has a resource and questions to answer based on the resource. Remember to read and answer carefully, questions are marked right or wrong.

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What does cephalopod literally mean in Greek?

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The four types of cephalopods that are extant (means still around, not extinct) are

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The main difference between the two big groupings of cephalopods-the Coleoidea and the Nautiloidea-is

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Scroll down to the Biology section. Cephalopods have a brain and nervous system that is considered

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The sense for cephalopods that is most highly developed is

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Scroll several pages down to the section labeled "Feeding". Click the 3 parts that are important structures that help cephalopods feed.

Complete the EdPuzzle video linked below, answering all questions. Be sure to press submit when the video is complete.

Your last task for this assignment can be done by yourself or with one partner. You must create an infographic mini-poster (one piece or two connected pieces of plain copy paper) about one of the cephalopods that is listed below. 
Include a hand drawn picture of your cephalopod, the common name, the scientific name (included in the list), where in the world they are found, what habitat in the ocean are they found in (like around reefs, deep sea, swimming in the open ocean, solitary, or in schools, etc.), what they eat, if they are important to humans (skip this if they are not important to humans). Lastly, find some interesting facts about your cephalopod and really make sure that your message is about how cool they are. Hint: try to find a drawing of your cephalopod in Google images, rather than a photograph. It is easier to draw from a drawing than trying to copy from a photograph. Some cephalopods might not have a drawn image available in Google images, but if you can find one, that will be an easier model to copy as you draw onto your poster.
Use this google sheet to reserve your choice. The sign-up sheet is also linked in the module for this task in Canvas. See the Canvas module for a model of a cephalopod poster to get layout ideas.


Cephalopod choices: 
Giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini
Blanket octopus Tremoctopus gracilis
Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
Wunderpus Wunderpus photogenicus
Dumbo octopus Grimpoteuthis umbellata
Blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata

Flamboyant cuttlefish Metasepia pfefferi
Pharoah cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis

Chambered nautilus Nautilus pompilius

Pygmy squid Idiosepius pygmaeus
Giant squid Architeuthis dux
Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas
Longfin inshore squid Doryteuthis pealeii 
Vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis