1. This Part IV / VI of the Taxonomy and Classification Unit. The full version of this unit comes with… –Six part 3,900 hundreds slide PowerPoint roadmap. –23 page bundled homework package that chronologically follows the PowerPoint slideshow. Answer Keys and Modified HW provided. –28 pages of detailed unit notes. –27 video shorts, rubrics, crossword puzzles, lab / activity sheets, and more. –2 PowerPoint review games. –Instant digital download of the entire unit ($9.99) –http://www.sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classif ication_Unit.htmlhttp://www.sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classif ication_Unit.html

5. RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

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15. RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very important and should be recorded in your science journal. BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow directions, complete projects as described and answer required questions neatly. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

16. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him. –He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

17. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him. –He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow “Hoot, Hoot” “Good Luck!” Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

18. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

19. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

20. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

21. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

22. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. New Area of Focus: Learning about the Order Mammalia. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

23. Therapsid: The first mammal like reptile. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

35. Legs and hips changed from walking like a modern day alligator, to more like a coyote.

36. Oldest Mammal Fossil Eomaia scansoria lived 125 million years ago. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

37. Oldest Mammal Fossil Eomaia scansoria lived 125 million years ago. –Young born alive and nourished with a placenta. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

38. These small mammals lived during the time of the dinosaurs. –Hiding in the small places of the earth and climbing in the trees. –Many were insectivores. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

39. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event..

40. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event. When the dust cleared,

41. Don’t forget about the K-T Mass Extinction event. When the dust cleared, the dinosaurs were extinct and the surviving mammals inherited the earth.

66. Mammals range in size. –Smallest mammal Sorex minutus (Pygmy Shrew). Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

67. A poisonous mammal, Short tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda). Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

68. Largest Mammal, the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus). –Over 100 feet long. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

69. Largest Mammal, the Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus). –Over 100 feet long. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

71. The bat, Order Chiroptera is the only mammal capable of sustained flight. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

72. A flying squirrel, Order: Rodentia. Family: Sciuridae. Subfamily: Sciuridae can glide through the air but cannot fly. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

74. Largest rat in the world was just recently discovered in a volcano crater in Papua New Guinea. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

75. Activity! Listen to the video Mammal by TMBG – They Might Be Giants. –Record as much information as you can about mammals from the song in your journal. –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fmzNeHN sc4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fmzNeHN sc4 Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

76. 3 subclasses of mammals 3 subclasses of mammals - - - Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

77. Eutheria: Placental Mammals. Eutheria: Placental Mammals. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

78. After a female mammal gives birth, the placenta is released. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

79. After a female mammal gives birth, the placenta is released. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

80. Picture of human placenta. Size of a small plate, and is released from mother uteran wall shortly after childbirth. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

81. Picture of human placenta. Size of a small plate, and is released from mother uteran wall shortly after childbirth. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

82. Metatheria (Marsupials). Metatheria (Marsupials). Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

83. Why are marsupials mostly found on Australia? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

84. Answer! Australia moved away from Pangea. (Continental Drift) –The animals evolved differently, with marsupials dominating and radiating. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

85. Answer! Australia moved away from Pangea. (Continental Drift) –The animals evolved differently, with marsupials dominating and radiating. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

86. Answer! Australia moved away from Pangea. (Continental Drift) –The animals evolved differently, with marsupials dominating and radiating. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

88. What is the name of this animal? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

89. Answer! Didelphis virginiana / Opossum: North America’s only marsupial. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

90. People often mistake opossum’s Didelphis virginiana for large rats such as Rattus rattus. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

91. Which is a opossum and which is a rat?

96. Most marsupials are only found in Australia. Most North and South American marsupials have become extinct. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

97. Most marsupials are only found in Australia. Most North and South American marsupials have become extinct. –Why did these marsupials go extinct in North and South America. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

98. Answer! Eutherian placental mammals have outcompeted these marsupials to extinction. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

99. Why would placental mammals be better than marsupials? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

100. Why is it better to be a placental mammal? Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

101. Answer! Placental babies are protected and don’t fall off / exposed / lost like marsupial babies. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

102. Answer! Placental babies are protected and don’t fall off / exposed / lost like marsupial babies. “I can’t hold on any longer!” “Oh-No!” Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

103. Prototheria / Monotremes (Egg laying mammals). Prototheria / Monotremes (Egg laying mammals). Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

104. Baby Echidna: Cute or not! Class Poll. –Thumbs Up = Cute –Thumbs Down = Gross

105. Baby Platypus: Cute or not! Class Poll. –Thumbs Up = Cute –Thumbs Down = Gross

106. The duck billed platypus is another poisonous mammal. –It has venom glands and spurs on its back legs. Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

107. Video! The duck-billed platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVneqhu9oZkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVneqhu9oZk –Question, What physical features makes this mammal one of the most unique creatures on Earth?

108. Video Link! Duck Billed Platypus. –Less Hollywood and more Information. –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVneqhu9oZkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVneqhu9oZk

109. Characteristics of Mammals Characteristics of Mammals - - - - - - - - - Copyright © 2010 Ryan P. Murphy

112. This Part III / VI of the Taxonomy and Classification Unit. The full version of this unit comes with… –Six part 3,900 hundreds slide PowerPoint roadmap. –23 page bundled homework package that chronologically follows the PowerPoint slideshow. Answer Keys and Modified HW provided. –28 pages of detailed unit notes. –27 video shorts, rubrics, crossword puzzles, lab / activity sheets, and more. –2 PowerPoint review games. –Instant digital download of the entire unit ($9.99) –http://www.sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classif ication_Unit.htmlhttp://www.sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classif ication_Unit.html

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