Analytic CodingArthropod: Scorpion(Mind Map, Question and Expanded formats)Analytic coding using conceptual vocabulary from the Basic Conceptual Systems based on the work of Anne Svendsen and Andreas Hansen, adapted by K. Morgan. © 2013.

4. Number of Parts

5. Color(s)

6. Shape(s)

10. Time

11. Surface Pattern

3. Is this …

Living

Non-Living

7. Size (compared to you)

13. Diet (Energy/Power)

12. Habitat (Place)

15. Protection (Change)

2. Group16. Movement/Power

17. Life Cycle (Change)

9. Weight (compared

to you)

Warm BloodedCold Blooded

8. Temperature

14. Predators/Prey

(Place in the food chain)

Predators Prey

1. What is this?(Name)

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4. What Number of Parts does this

have?

5. What Color(s) does this have?

6. What Shape(s) does it have?

2. What Group does it belong to?

16. How does it move?(Movement/Power)

3. Is this …

Living

Non-Living

Warm bloodedCold blooded

8. What Temperature does it have?

10. What is its lifespan? (Time)

11. What Surface Pattern does it have?

7. What Size is it (compared to you)?

12. Where does it live? (Habitat/Place)

9. What Weight does it have? (compared to you)?

14. What Predators/Prey does it have? (Place in the

food chain) Predators Prey

13. What does it eat for energy? (Diet/Power)

17. What is its life cycle? (Change)

15. How does it protect itself? (Change)

1. What is this? (Name)

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Group

Number of Parts

Color

Shape

Position

Place

Size (compared to)

Number

Surface Pattern

Direction

Function/Use

Substance (composition)

Substance (properties)

Gender

Value

Speed

Power

Living/Non-Living

Lifespan/Time

Life Cycle/Change

Weight (compared to)

Temperature

Taste

Smell/Odor

Sound

Surface Property

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems

to describe and analyze items.

Scorpion

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Behavior

Solitary/Herd

Movement

Sound

Nocturnal/Diurnal

Physical Characteristics

Color

Shape

Number of Parts

Size

Weight

Temperature

Substance

Surface Pattern

Surface Properties

Living / Non-Living

Change

Label

Name

Group

Habitat

Place

Change

Diet

Predators and Protection

Predators

Protection

Life Cycle

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Scorpion Ant

Name

Group

Living/Non-Living

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Temperature

Weight (compared to

… )

Movement/Speed

Gender

Surface Material

Diet

Habitat (Place)

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

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Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

Name

Group

Living/Non-Living

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Temperature

Weight (compared to

… )

Movement/Speed

Gender

Surface Material

Diet

Habitat (Place)

Scorpion Ant

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Living

Insect

Head-thorax-abdomen, 6 legs, 2 eyes,

Black

Egg – Larva – Pupa – Adult

Small in size compared to a

grasshopper

Cold blooded

Light in weight compared to a

grasshopper

Crawls

Male, female

Exoskeleton

Fruit, vegetables, seeds, bugs, wood

Ground, nest

Living

Arthropod (Arachnid)

Head-abdomen-tail, 8 legs, 2 pinchers

Brown

Egg – Hatch inside mom – baby –

Adult

Large in size compared to an ant

Cold blooded

Heavy in weight compared to an ant

Crawls

Male, female

Exoskeleton

Insects, spiders, water

Underground in holes, under

rocks

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

Scorpion AntName

Group

Living/Non-Living

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Temperature

Weight (compared to

… )

Movement/Speed

Gender

Surface Material

Diet

Habitat (Place)

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Scorpion Lobster

Name

Group

Living/Non-Living

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Temperature

Weight (compared to

… )

Movement/Speed

Gender

Surface Material

Diet

Habitat (Place)

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

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Living

Crustacean

Body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2

eyes,

Red, orange, brown

Egg – Larva - Adult

Large in size compared to a scorpion

Cold blooded

Heavy in weight compared to a

scorpion

Crawls, walks

Male, female

Hard, smooth, shiny

Crab, worms, shellfish, starfish, dead

animals

Ocean

Living

Arthropod (Arachnid)

Head-abdomen-tail, 8 legs, 2 pinchers

Brown

Egg – Hatch inside mom – baby –

Adult

Small in size compared to a lobster

Cold blooded

Light in weight compared to a lobster

Crawls, walks

Male, female

Exoskeleton

Insects, spiders, water

Land, Underground in holes,

under rocks

Similarities &Differences

Circle the words in which the two items are

similar. Draw a line thru the

words in which the two items are different.

.

Scorpion LobsterName

Living/Non-Living

Group

Number of Parts

Color(s)

Life Cycle

Size (compared to …)

Temperature

Weight (compared to

… )

Movement/Speed

Gender

Surface Material

Diet

Habitat (Place)

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