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CLASSIFICATION OF
ANIMALS
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Introduction
Audience This projects is intended for third grade students . Science Unit: Animal Classification Vocabulary: Mammal, Fish, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian This project will serve to review what the students know about animal
classification as well as test that knowledge.
Objective The student will review the qualities which scientist use to classify
animals and practice using what they know to classify some animals on their own.
S.IP.03.11 Make purposeful observations of plants and animals using the appropriate senses.
S.RS.03.11 Demonstrate understanding of plant and animal structures and functions through illustrations, descriptions, or discussions.
Vertebrates
Animals with an internal skeleton made of bone are called vertebrates. There are about 58,000 species of vertebrates (that we know of). This is only a small percentage of all animals, but because of their mobility and size vertebrates usually dominate their environments.
Scientists have classified vertebrates into five classes. These classes are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
What do these animals have in common?
They are all mammals.
Mammals… have fur. are warm blooded. have live birth. produce milk to feed
their young.
What do these animals have in common?
They are all birds.
Birds… have feathers. are warm blooded. lay eggs.
What do these animals have in common?
They are all fish.
Fish… are cold-blooded are aquatic (live entire
life under water) lay eggs spend their entire
lives in water.Most fish have gills and
scales. Their limbs are modified into fins for swimming.
Skill check!
Which of these animal classifications is cold-blooded?
mammal
bird
fish
no
no
Yes!
What do these animals have in common?
They are all reptiles.
Reptiles… are cold blooded usually have scales lay eggs
What do these animals have in common?
They are all amphibians.
Amphibians… Are cold blooded Begin life in water
and end up on land
Let’s see what you remember about the
classification of vertebrates!
take the quiz
This is a Golden Poison Frog.
Although the golden poison dart frog is only the size of a paperclip, it is considered to be one of the most toxic animals on earth. The golden poison dart frog is cold blooded. It is born from an egg under water, but spends its adult life on land.
What is it? Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian
Sorry, the golden poison dart frog is cold blooded.
Try again
Review
Sorry, the golden poison dart frog is born in the
water and spends its adult life on land.
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Review
Great job!
How about another one?
This is an emu.
An emu can be over 6 feet tall. It has feathers, but cannot fly. It is warm-blooded and lays eggs. WHAT IS IT?
Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian
Sorry, the emu lays eggs.
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Review
Sorry, the emu is warm- blooded.
Try again
Review
Great job! Although the emu is
flightless, it is still a bird!
How about another one?
This is a shark
Sharks have rows of teeth that are embedded in their gums instead of their jaw. Sharks are aquatic so they have gills and fins. They are cold-blooded.
WHAT IS IT?
Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian
Sorry, but sharks do not have fur.
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Review
Sorry, the shark is aquatic and spends its entire life
under water.
Try again
Review
Great job!
How about another one?
This is a crocodile.
Crocodiles spend a lot of time in the water, but they breath air. They are cold-blooded animals. They lay nests of eggs called clutches.
What is it?
Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian
Sorry, the crocodile is cold-blooded.
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Review
Sorry, crocodiles live their entire life on land.
Try again
Review
Great job!
How about another one?
This is a dolphin.
Dolphins are warm-blooded. They are aquatic, but breath air. They are not born from eggs. What is it?
Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian
Sorry, dolphins are warm-blooded.
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Review
Sorry, dolphins are not born from eggs.
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Review
Great job!Even though dolphins live under water and their fur
is not visible they are mammals!
How about another one?
This is a platypus.
A platypus has fur and is warm-blooded. It has webbed feet which help it swim. It’s bill-like snout is actually covered with soft moist skin. They platypus lays two eggs once a year.
WHAT IS IT?
Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian
The platypus is a mammal, despite the fact that it lays eggs. It belongs to a
sub-group of mammals called monotremes which lay eggs. Only two
animals belong in this group, the platypus and the echidna.
To learn more about monotrens visit this website:
http://science.jrank.org/pages/4435/Monotremes.html
Even in science there are exceptions to the rules!
You’ve done a great job!You sure know a lot about animals.
BirdsAre warm blooded
Lay eggsHave feathers
FishAre cold-blooded
Lay eggsHave gills, scales, and fins
ReptilesAre cold-blooded
Live on landLay eggs
AmphibiansAre cold-blooded
Begin life in water then live on land
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