Classifying

Animals
Instructors: Carolina Diaz and Stacey Tuttle
 Let's warm up our
brains!
Opening Activity:
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Pictures on each table

Categorize the pictures into 5 piles based on
your observations and prior knowledge
Why do you believe the pictures you chose fit
together?
Be prepared to explain how you categorized
the pictures and why
 What are the different animal
classifications?
vMammal
vBird
vReptile
vAmphibian
vFish
 What do these terms mean? Let’s
delve further…
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Vertebrate: animals having a bony or
cartilaginous skeleton with a
segmented spinal column and a large
brain enclosed in a skull or cranium.
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 http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vertebrate
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 Mammal
 vertebrates (they are animals with backbones)
 have lungs and breathe in air
 warm-blooded (they are able to maintain a
constant body temperature regardless of the
outside temperature)
 the capacity to produce milk
 give birth to living young and most provide
protection and care for them before and after
birth.
 have hair/fur
 differ in appearance in shape: some have four
legs, some can fly, and some can swim.
 four-chambered hearts that circulate blood
efficiently to all parts of the body
http://ezinearticles.com/?Characteristics-of-Mammals&id=244501
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Common Mammals We See
Everyday
 Bird
vWarm-blooded (a relatively high and constant
body temperature mostly independent of the
surroundings)
vVertebrates
vSkin is covered by feathers
vHave four chambered hearts (like mammals)
vBones are lightweight and usually hollow
vHave wings
vLay eggs
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 http://www.ecnca.org/Animals/Birds/Bird_Characteristics.htm
Birds you may see in Florida
 Reptile
vCold-blooded (variable body temperature
which closely matches that of the
surroundings)
vSkin has scales, no feathers or fur
vHave three-chambered hearts (except
alligators and crocodiles which have four-
chambered hearts)
vHave claws on their toes
vFirst animal in evolution to develop an
amniotic egg (A thin, membranous, fluid-
filled sac surrounding an embryo which
keeps it from drying out) which allows them
to lay eggs on land
http://www.ecnca.org/Animals/Reptiles/Reptile_Characteristics.htm
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Have you seen any of these
reptiles before?
 Amphibians
vCold-blooded (variable body temperature
which closely matches that of the
surroundings)
vSkin is usually smooth and lacks scales, hair,
and feathers
vDependent upon moisture, need moist skin to
breathe
vHave three-chambered hearts
vLack claws on their toes
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http://www.ecnca.org/Animals/Amphibians/Amphibian_Characteristics.htm
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W h ich o f th e se a m p h ib ia n s h a ve yo u se e n
b e fo re ?
 Fish
vCold-blooded (variable body temperature
which closely matches that of the
surroundings)
vAquatic (live in the water)
vVertebrate (have backbone)
vSkin is covered with scales
vHave fins for swimming
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 http://www.ecnca.org/Animals/Fish/Fish_Characteristics.htm
Share a time when you have seen a
fish
But what about these animals?

Tricky , tricky !
And these?
Let's play a game to
challenge our new
knowledge!
 Next time…
vWhat kind of animals did we not cover this
week?
vFollow-up