1. Basic Animal Groups
Charlotte Martin
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2. Basic Animal Groups Grade Level: 4th Grade Content Area: Biology
Academic content standards: students will interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. They will also locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media
Students can get involved by getting into groups and each group will research a basic animal group and find information which the teacher will then assist them into putting into a presentation.

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Invertebrates
Birds
Amphibians
Fishes
Reptiles
Mammals

4. Invertebrates
Invertebrates were the first animals on the Earth to evolve. They came to be around 600 million years ago and they are thought to have evolved from microorganisms
97% of all animal species alive are invertebrates
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5. Characteristics of Invertebrates
They have NO backbone.
They are ectothermic, which means that their body temperature varies depending on their environment.
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6. Examples of Some Invertebrates
Worms
Sponges
Mollusks
Insects
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7. Fishes
Fish were one of the first VERTABRATES to evolve. The first fishes appeared around 510 million years ago.
The first fishes were jawless, it wasn’t until later on that they evolved to have jaws making them the first animals to have jaws.
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8. Characteristics of Fishes
They are vertebrates meaning they have a backbone.
They breathe using gills.
They have no limbs.
They are ectothermic meaning their body temperature varies depending on their environment.
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9. Examples of types of Fish
Tuna
Salmon
Beta Fish
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10. Amphibians
These were the first animals to live on land instead of water. They evolved from fish around 370 million years ago.
Although they can live on land, most amphibians still live in aquatic habitats meaning they can live on land and water.
There are about species of amphibians today.
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11. Characteristics of Amphibians
They are vertebrates.
They are tetrapod's meaning they have four feet.
They are ectothermic.
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12. Examples of Amphibians
Frogs
Toads
Newts
Salamanders

13. Amphibian Song!!

14. Reptiles
These animals evolved from amphibians about 340 million years ago.
The oldest evidence of reptiles was found in Nova Scotia. It was a set of footprints.

15. Characteristics of Reptiles
They are vertebrates.
They are tetrapod’s (they have four feet).
They are ectothermic.
They have scales.
They have hard shelled eggs.

16. Examples of Reptiles
Turtles
Crocodiles
Lizards
Snakes

17. Mammals
These animals evolved from reptiles about 200 million years ago. The first mammals ate only insects and only came out at night. Today there are over 5,000 species of mammals that are spread across every continent.

18. Characteristics of Mammals
They are vertebrates.
They are tetrapod’s .
They are endothermic.
They have hair.
They have three bones in their ears.
Their jaws are made up of only one bone.

19. Examples of mammals HUMANS Monkeys Elephants Seals Lions and Tigers
Whales
Click on the whale to learn more about whales which are my favorite animal!

20. Birds Birds evolved from reptiles around 150 million years ago.
These animals are most well known for their ability to fly, although not all birds have the ability to fly.

21. Characteristics of Birds
They are vertebrates
They are endothermic
They have feathers
They have bills.
They have lightweight bones.
They don’t have teeth.
They produce eggs.

22. Examples of Birds
Humming birds
Penguins
Chickens and ducks
Ostrich

23. References Toad, Frog, Pollywog Video:
Waffletron.com. “Toad, Frog, Pollywog - Amphibians Kids Song.” Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, 30 April Web. 12 November 2013.
All animal pictures found on PPT software (clipart)
Monkey screaming audio found on PPT software
Monkey Animation found on PPT software.
Information about animals:
Klappenbach, Laura. "The Basic Animal Groups." About.com Animals / Wildlife. About.com. Web. 12 Nov
Hyperlink on Whale:
"Planet Ocean." Discoveryeducation.com. Discovery Education. Web. 12 Nov. 2013
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