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Teaching Chordates

Chordates

Chordates are a group of animals that includes vertebrates, as well as several closely related invertebrates. Chordates (phylum Chordata ) are named after a feature they all share, a notochord.

CK-12 (Middle School)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What distinguishes chordates from animals in other phyla?
STANDARDS:
RST.2 - Main Ideas

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2
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