Animal Classifications

Animal ClassificationsScience Unit 6th GradeJeffrey Miele

ObjectivesStudents will able to classify different animalsStudents will understand the difference between invertebrates and vertebratesStudents will be able to list three types of invertebrates and vertebrates

Animal ClassificationThe Animal Kingdom is divided into two main groups:

Vertebrates-Animals with a backboneandInvertebrates-Animals without a backboneVertebratesThe animals with backbones are divided into five more groups:

MammalsBirdsReptilesAmphibiansFishInvertebrates*Animals without a backbone

*Most animals are invertebrates

*There are many more types of invertebrates than vertebratesVertebrates*Animals with a backbone

Invertebrates*Animals without a backbone

Mammals

Give birth to live youngFeed their babies with their own milkAre more or less covered with hairAre warm-bloodedBirdsHave feathersLay eggsAre warm-blooded

ReptilesHave a dry skin covered with scalesLay eggsCold-blooded

AmphibiansAre able to live on land as well as in waterHave a smooth moist skinLay eggsAre cold-blooded

FishHave a moist skin covered in scalesBreathe through gillsLay eggs (some give birth to live young)Are cold-blooded

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.What Am I???Mammal, Bird, Reptile, Amphibian, or Fish?

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

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

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

I am a bird. My body is warm and covered in feathers. I lay eggs.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.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.The animals we just classified together are all?Vertebrates!!!