Ms.Smotherman’s 3rd Grade Science See Animals Live (Click On Me) Ms.Smotherman’s 3rd Grade Science Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects HOME

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! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

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. See Live Web Cameras (Click on Animals): Vertebrate: An animal with a spine/backbone Learn more about Mammals! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

Insects An animal that has a segmented body (several parts), many legs or limbs, and is an invertebrate. Insect Video (Click on Photo below): Invertebrate: An animal without a spine/backbone Learn more about Insects! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

Amphibians An animal that can live both on land and in water and is a vertebrate. Frog Toad Click on me to Play a Game! Salamander Learn more about Amphibians! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

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. Click on me to Play a Game! See Live Web Cameras (Click on Photo below): Learn more about Reptiles! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

(Click on Photo below): Fish An animal that lives in water, breathes with gills, usually has fins and scales, and most are vertebrates. See Live Web Camera (Click on Photo below): Learn more about Fish! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

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. See Live Web Camera (Click on Photo below): Listen to Different Birds (Click on Photo below ): Learn more about Birds! HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

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 0307.5.2 Classify organisms as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct HOME Directions Mammals Amphibians Reptiles Fish Birds Standards Insects

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.

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