Slide 1

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 2

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 3

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 4

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 5

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 6

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 7

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 8

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 9

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.


Slide 10

Analytic Coding
Crustacean: Hermit Crab
(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.

16.
Movement/Speed

2. Group

17. Life Cycle (Change)

3. Is this …

4. Number
of Parts

5. Color(s)

Living
Non-Living
1. What is it?

14.
Predators

6.
Shape(s)

15. Protection

12. Habitat
(Place)

10.
Material

8.
Temperature

7. Size
(compared to you)

Warm Blooded
Cold Blooded
13. Diet (Prey)

11. Surface Pattern

9. Weight (compared
to you)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

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

2. What Group
does it belong to?

17. What is its life cycle?

3. Is this …

4. What Number
of Parts does this
have?

5. What Color(s) does
this have?

Living
Non-Living
6. What Shape(s) does it
have?

14. What Predators does it
have?

1. What is this?
(Name)

15. How does it protect
itself?

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

10. What Material is
this composed of?

8. What Temperature
does it have?
Warm blooded
Cold blooded

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

11. What Surface
Pattern does it have?

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

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

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.

Analytic Coding using words from the Basic Conceptual Systems
to describe and analyze items.
Gender

Group

Value
Movement/Speed
Power
Living/Non-Living
Time
Life Cycle/Change
Weight (compared to)
Temperature
Taste
Smell/Odor
Sound
Surface Property

Number of Parts

Hermit crab

Color
Shape
Position
Place
Size (compared to)
Number
Surface Pattern
Direction
Function/Use
Substance (composition)
Substance (properties)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Behavior

Physical Characteristics
Color

Solitary/Herd

Shape

Movement

Number of Parts

Sound
Nocturnal/Diurnal

Label
Name

Size

Group

Weight
Habitat

Diet / Prey

Temperature
Substance

Place

Surface Pattern

Change

Predators and Protection
Surface Properties
Life Cycle

Predators
Living / Non-Living
Protection
Change

© 2013, K. Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Octopus

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Hermit crab

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus

Name

Hermit crab

Libing/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)
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Octopus
Living
Mollusk
Head, 8 arms, beak, gills, 2 eyes

Name
Living/non-Living
Group
Number of Parts

Black, orange/brown, white

Color(s)

Egg – Larva Octopus - Adult

Life Cycle

Large in size compared to the crab
Cold blooded
Heavy in weight compared to hermit crab
Crawls and swims
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Crab, worms, prawns, fish
Ocean

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Hermit crab
Living
Crustacean
Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, 2 eyes
Red/orange, white, black

Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Small in size compared to an octopus
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Light in weight compared to an octopus

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

Similarities &
Differences

Hermit Crab

Circle the words in
which the two items
are similar.
Draw a line thru the
words in which the two
items are different.
.

Sea Snail

Name
Living/Non-Living
Group
Number of Parts
Color(s)
Life Cycle
Size (compared to …)
Temperature
Weight (compared to … )

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.

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.
.

Hermit Crab

Name

Living thing

Living/non-Living

Crustacean

Group

Shell, body, 8 legs, 2 claws, antennae, eyes
Red/orange, white, black
Egg – Larva (plankton) – Megalopa - Adult
Similar in size compared to a sea slug
Cold blooded
Similar in weight compared to a sea slug
Crawls and walks
Male, female
Spotted/Dotted
Plants, plankton, worms, dead animals
Ocean, some on the land

Number of Parts

Sea Snail
Living thing
Mollusk
Shell, body, antennae, foot

Color(s)

Red/orange, white

Life Cycle

Egg - Larva - Adult

Size (compared to …)
Temperature

Similar in size compared to a hermit crab
Cold blooded

Weight (compared to … ) Similar in weight compared to a hermit crab

Movement/Speed
Gender
Surface Pattern
Diet
Habitat (Place)

Slides on its foot
Each one is both male and female
Striped, solid
Dead plants, plankton, algae
Ocean floor, tide pools
© 2013 A. Svendsen, A.Hansen, K.
Morgan.