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By: Ms. Marks
Categories of Animals
Take out a blank piece of paper
Write down as many categories of animals you can think of ( you have 1 ½ minutes).
Number paper 1-4
1. Vertebrae 2. Invertebrate 3. Cold-blooded 4. Warm-blooded
Give the definition of each to the best of your knowledge.
Getting Started
Lead double lives (water and land)
They are vertebrae animals (backbones)
Cold-blooded (use environment to regulate temperature).
Amphibians
Frogs
Toads
Salamanders
Newts
Caecilians
Amphibians
Water-dwelling creature
World’s oldest vertebrates ( first fish appeared some 500 million years ago).
Nearly all reproduce by laying eggs
Fish
Sharks
Manta Ray
Parrot Fish
Seahorse
Fish
The only animals that grow hair!
Nearly all mammals give birth
Vertebrates
Warm-blooded (maintain a constant body temperature).
Mammals
Humans
Lions
Dolphins
Elephants
Great Apes
Mammals
All have feathers- a trait no other animals can claim
All birds lay eggs to incubate their young
Loved for their musical songs
Birds
Parrots
Humming Birds
Penguins
Birds
Invertebrates
Have an exoskeleton (shell-like covering on outside of body).
Pair of antennae on their heads
Three pairs of legs!
Two pairs of wings
Insects
Bees
Spiders
Ants
Cockroach
Insects
Around during the age of dinosaurs
Most live on land and lay eggs
Unlike other animals, they are covered in scales
Reptiles
Crocodiles
Snakes
Lizards
Turtles
Reptiles
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals
http://www.reachoutmichigan.org
Works Cited
Groups of four
Creating a PowerPoint
Following criteria
Group Projects!
L.EV.05.11: Explain how behavioral characteristics (adaption, instinct, learning, and habitat) of animals help them survive in their environment.
Each group will be assigned one animal
10 slides using 6*6 rule
Must have at least 2 sources
Works cited page included
Criteria
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Questions?