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1 Animal Classifications
Science Unit 6th Grade Jeffrey Miele

2 Objectives Students will able to classify different animals
Students will understand the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates Students will be able to list three types of invertebrates and vertebrates

3 Animal Classification
The Animal Kingdom is divided into two main groups: Vertebrates-Animals with a backbone and Invertebrates-Animals without a backbone

4 Vertebrates The animals with backbones are divided into five more groups: Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians Fish

5 Invertebrates *Animals without a backbone *Most animals are invertebrates *There are many more types of invertebrates than vertebrates

6 *Animals with a backbone
Vertebrates *Animals with a backbone

7 *Animals without a backbone
Invertebrates *Animals without a backbone

8 Mammals Give birth to live young Feed their babies with their own milk
Are more or less covered with hair Are warm-blooded

9 Birds Have feathers Lay eggs Are warm-blooded

10 Reptiles Have a dry skin covered with scales Lay eggs Cold-blooded

11 Amphibians Are able to live on land as well as in water
Have a smooth moist skin Lay eggs Are cold-blooded

12 Fish Have a moist skin covered in scales Breathe through gills
Lay eggs (some give birth to live young) Are cold-blooded

13 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a fish. My body is cold to touch and covered in scales. I lay eggs. I use gills to breathe with underwater.

14 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry scales. I lay eggs.

15 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a mammal. My body is warm and furry. I feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live young.

16 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am an amphibian. My body moist and smooth. I lay eggs. I like to live in or near water.

17 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry scales. I lay eggs.

18 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a bird. My body is warm and covered with feathers. I lay eggs which hatch into chicks.

19 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry scales. I lay eggs.

20 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a mammal. If you stand very close to me you will notice I have hairs on my body. I feed my babies on milk. I do not lay eggs.

21 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
Although I have wings, I am in fact a mammal. My body is covered in hair, not feathers. I feed my babies on milk. I do not lay eggs.

22 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a bird. My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs.

23 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a mammal. My body is covered in hair, or fur. I feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live young.

24 What Am I??? Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?
I am a mammal. My body is warm and furry. I feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live young.

25 The animals we just classified together are all?
Vertebrates!!!


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