1. Classifying Animals
Objective: SWBAT: Classify animals into major groups vertebrates or invertebrates and their subgroups according to their physical characteristics.

2. How are animals classified?
Big Idea:
Animals are classified into two major groups vertebrate and invertebrate and then further sorted into subgroups based on physical characteristics
Essential Question:
How are animals classified?

3. Content Based Vocabulary Words

4. organism -
living things / plants or animals

5. animals -
organisms that can be made of many parts and cannot make their own food

6. vertebrates -
animals with backbones

7. invertebrates -
animals without backbones

8. Notes From The Lesson Lesson Focus: Classifying Animals
Essential Question:
How are animals classified?

9. Animals
Vertebrates Animals with backbones
Invertebrates Animals without backbones
Animals are classified into two major groups vertebrate and invertebrate based on their physical characteristics

10. Animals with backbones. Other physical characteristics
Vertebrate Animals
Animals with backbones.
Other physical characteristics
a protective skin covering
an inside skeleton
blood that circulates through blood vessels
lungs or gills for breathing.

11. Vertebrates are divided into five groups
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Vertebrates are divided into five groups
based on physical characteristics.

12. FISH * body temperature changes with its environment
* breathes with gills
* (most) have scales and fins
* most lay eggs

13. AMPHIBIANS young lives in water and breathes with gills
adults breath with lungs on land
have smooth, moist skin
most lay eggs
body temperature changes with its environment

14. REPTILES * breath with lungs * have scales or plates * most lay eggs
* its body temperature
changes with its environment

15. * breathes with lungs BIRDS
* have feathers, a beak, two wings, and two feet
* lay eggs
* constant body temperature

16. MAMMALS * nurse their young with milk * give birth to live offspring
* constant body temperature
* breathes with lungs
* have fur or hair

17. Invertebrate Animals Animals without backbones.
Some have outer covering or shell (insects, crabs, or clams)
Others don’t have a hard covering or shell (jellyfish or worms)
Examples of invertebrates: spiders, shrimp, crayfish, sponges, sea stars, or snails.

18. worms
crabs
insects
spiders
crayfish
jellyfish
shrimp
sponges
clams
sea stars
snails

19. Turn and Talk
Turn and Talk to a buddy to discuss what you learned about classifying animals

20. Guided Practice Classifying Animals Interactive Game
Vertebrate or Invertebrate

21. Group Work This is a silent thinking game
Choose a card and hold it up in front of you
Find a classmate that holds a animal card that is in the same classification group and subgroup as your animal
Think about what characteristics your animal has that makes it a fit in your group
Turn and Talk with your group to discuss your reasoning as to why the animals they are grouped together. A team representatives will share their group conclusions with the class.

22. Independent Practice
Cut animal cards and order them according the clues given by the teacher guide sheet.

23. Content Writing From Lesson

24. Pretend you are a vertebrate animal.
What animal would you be? Why?
How are you different than an invertebrate animal?
Describe your physical characteristics.
What other category (fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, or mammal) would you be classified as?

25. Quick Assessment Guide

26. Classifying Animals Quiz
Choose and complete any 2 activities below.
What is an animal? Write an explanation and draw an example.
Use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
Create a chart showing the physical characteristics for each classification of animals (vertebrate & invertebrate).
Give examples of some invertebrate animals. Draw one and label its physical features. Explain why it is an invertebrate.