1. Research on the Web information about centipedes and millipedes common to your state.
2. Decide as a team which centipede or millipede should be the state symbol.
3. Prepare a trifold brochure or multi-media presentaton of information about your centipede or millipede following specific guidelines on a scoring guide.
4. As a team draft an official letter on school letterhead recommending a proposal to adopt your animal as an official state symbol.
5. Present your information to the other teams and any other audience you wish to persuade.

Resources:

Read the information contained at each site with your task in mind.

Sowbugs, Pillbugs, Millipedes and Centipedes of Missouri
http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/pests/g07362.htm

Centipedes and Millipedes
http://www.missouri.edu/~bioscish/index.shtml