1. Animals
5th Grade

2. *We will be studying the “Animalia” or Animal Kingdom
All living things in the world are divided into 5 kingdoms:
1) Monera: bacteria
2) Protista: algae
3) Fungae: fungus, molds, mushrooms, etc.
4) Plantae: plants
5) Animalia: animals  This is our FOCUS
*We will be studying the “Animalia” or Animal Kingdom

3. What is an animal?

4. While animals are all different, there are certain things they all need to do to survive. What are these things?

5. ALL Animals need: To breathe To eat food
Keep their internal conditions stable
To move
To defend themselves
To find a home for shelter
To have babies

6. Adaptations: structures or behaviors that animals have to help them survive in their environment.

7. Here are some examples of questions to ask when you are looking for Animal Adaptations:
What does the animal use to breathe?
What does the animal use to eat?
How does the animal regulate its body temperature?
How does the animal move?

8. Can you name some Adaptations for this bird?

9. Breath: A bird has lungs and breathes through nostrils above its beak.
Food: A bird has a beak to help itself eat food.
Temperature: A bird has feathers to keep itself warm.
Movement: A bird has wings to move.

10. What are some Adaptations that this dolphin has?

11. Dolphin Adaptations Breath: blowhole to help it breathe
Food: Dolphins have a mouth and teeth
Temperature: Dolphins have blubber to keep them warn
Movement: Dolphins have fins to help them move and balance themselves.

12. What are some Adaptations that this tree frog has?

13. Movement: tree frogs have sticky toes that help them climb
Food: have long, sticky tongues that they use to catch prey
Self-Defense: can hide their blue markings when they sleep so their skin can camouflage to help them protect themselves.

14. Take a moment to look at the animal on your desk
Take a moment to look at the animal on your desk. Write down at least five adaptations that your animal has that helps it survive and be healthy.