1. Ms.Smotherman’s 3rd Grade Science
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Ms.Smotherman’s 3rd Grade Science
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Mammals
Amphibians
Reptiles
Fish
Birds
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2. Directions: First, make sure you are in Slide Show Mode
On each slide, please click on the “Zoo Explorer” picture or if asked to click on photos.
Look for the following vocabulary words: mammals, insects, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, vertebrate, and invertebrate. Make sure to write them down in notebook.
Have fun exploring and learning about Animal Classifications!
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3. Learn more about Mammals!
An animal that breathes air, grows fur or hair, and is a vertebrate. In addition, all female mammals have glands that can produce milk.
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Vertebrate:
An animal with a spine/backbone
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4. Insects
An animal that has a segmented body (several parts), many legs or limbs, and is an invertebrate.
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Invertebrate:
An animal without a spine/backbone
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5. Amphibians
An animal that can live both on land and in water and is a vertebrate.
Frog
Toad
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Salamander
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6. Click on me to Play a Game! Learn more about Reptiles!
An animal that lays eggs, its’ body is covered with scales instead of feathers or hair, and is a vertebrate.
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Fish
An animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, usually has fins and scales, and most are vertebrates.
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8. Birds
An animal that has a segmented body (several parts), many legs or limbs, and is an invertebrate.
An animal that has feathers and is a vertebrate.
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Listen to Different Birds
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9. Standards: CCSS.Content.Science.3.LifeScience.GLE 0307.5.1
Explore the relationship between an organism’s characteristics and its ability to survive in a particular environment.
CCSS.Content.Science.3.LifeScience.GLE
Classify organisms as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct
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10. Vocabulary: Mammals Insects Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Vertebrate
Invertebrate
Objective:
The focus of this lesson is to help students become familiar with the classification of animals.

11. References: Live Web Cameras: Games: Information: YouTube video:
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