CLASSIFICATION The Animal Kingdom
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PICTURE & MATCHING CARDS Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates
INDEX CARDS, CHARTS, VOCABULARY, WORKSHEETS, HANDWRITING PRACTICE PAGES, LINKS, ANSWER KEY
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Vertebrates
Index Cards
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mammal
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Classification Charts
fish
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Vocabulary
amphibian
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Vocabulary Definition Cards
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reptile
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Vocabulary Worksheets
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bird
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Handwriting Practice Pages
Invertebrates
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Manuscript
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arthropod
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D'Nealian
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mollusk
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Cursive
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annelid
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Links
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echinoderm
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Vocabulary Answer Key
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cnidarian
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porifera
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invertebrate
vertebrate
The animal kingdom is divided into two
The animal kingdom is divided into two
groups. Animals without backbones are
groups. Animals with backbones are called
called invertebrates. They are classified (divided) into six different groups or phylum.
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vertebrates. They are classified (divided) into five different groups or phylum.
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mammal
mammal
Most mammals are born alive, not hatched from eggs, and are cared for by their parents. Mammals are warm-blooded, which means that their body temperature remains the same no matter that the outside temperature is. Examples of mammals are moose, mice, bats, whales, and humans.
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All mammals are alike in five ways: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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The young drink milk from their mothers. Parents care for their young. They have hair or fur. They breathe air through their lungs. They are warm-blooded.
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vertebrates
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invertebrates
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mammals
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fish
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vertebrate
invertebrate
The animal kingdom is divided into two groups. The animal kingdom is divided into two groups. Animals with backbones are called vertebrates. Animals without backbones are called They are classified (divided) into five different
invertebrates. They are classified (divided) into
groups or phylum.
six different groups or phylum.
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mammal
mammal
Most mammals are born alive, not hatched from eggs, and are cared for by their parents. Mammals are warm-blooded, which means that their body temperature remains the same no matter that the outside temperature is. Examples of mammals are moose, mice, bats, whales, and humans.
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All mammals are alike in five ways: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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The young drink milk from their mothers. Parents care for their young. They have hair or fur. They breathe air through their lungs. They are warm-blooded.
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Animal Vocabulary (page 1 of 4)
Classification Vocabulary (page 1 of 3)
camouflage: Protective coloring that makes an animal hard to see in its surroundings is camouflage. Some animals, such as rabbits, change fur color from brown in the summer to white in the winter for better camouflage.
amphibian: Vertebrates that spend the first part of their life in the water, then on land. Amphibians lay their eggs in water. When the eggs hatch, the babies breathe air through their gills, then develop lungs as they grow. They do not look like their parents until they grow. The word amphibian means “living a double life.” Some examples of amphibians are frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians.
canine teeth: Canine teeth are the long, pointy teeth that carnivores have for ripping and tearing flesh. carnivore: An animal that hunts and eats mainly meat for food. Carnivores have a pair of long, sharp teeth for tearing and ripping flesh called canine teeth. Examples are tigers, cheetahs, and foxes. cold-blooded: When the temperature of an animal's body is the same as the temperature outside, the animal is cold-blooded. When it is hot outside, the animal's temperature is hot and when it is cold outside, the animal's temperature is cold. Examples of cold-blooded animals are fish, amphibians, and reptiles. exoskeleton: An exoskeleton is a “skeleton on the outside.” Insects have exoskeletons and this is what makes that crunching sound when you step on a beetle or ant.
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annelid: segmented worms which include earthworms, leeches, lugworms, clam worms, bristleworms, fire worms, and sea mice. Annelids are invertebrates. arthropod: Invertebrates with segmented bodies, jointed limbs, and an exoskeleton. The arthropod phyla includes insects, arachnids (spiders), crustaceans (lobsters, crab, shrimp), and myriapoda (centipedes and millipedes), among others. bird: A vertebrate that has feathers and wings, hatch from eggs, are cared for by their parents, have two legs, and a beak or a bill. Some examples of birds are flamingos, ducks, owls, penguins, and woodpeckers.
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bird fish mammal reptile annelid mollusk porifera arthropod amphibian cnidarian echinoderm invertebrate © TheTeachersDesk.info
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The animal world is divided into two groups.
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Animals with backbones are divided into 5 groups:
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mammals
2.
fish
3.
amphibians
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reptiles
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birds
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VOCABULARY ANSWER KEY
LINKS Interactive Sites: Game - Classification Game - Classifying Critters Game - Animals of the World Quiz - Animal Kingdom Webquest - Classes of Vertebrate Animals Lesson Plans: Jungle Walk.com Animal Lesson Plans Everything ESL Classification Lesson Plan Pember Museum Mini Lesson 3rd Grade Vertebrate Lesson Plan JungleWalk.com Animal Class Lesson Plan K-2 Classification Lesson Plan Printables: Classification Tree Printable Diagram Enchanted Learning Invertebrate Print-Outs Enchanted Learning Vertebrate Print-Outs Reference and Research: Animal Diversity Web Kidport Reference Library Yahoo Kids Animal Bytes Animal Classification with Quiz Classification of Plants & Animals Pictures & Info on the Kingdoms Animal Classification Cliff's Notes Animals Invertebrate & Vertebrate Animal Phyla Pictures
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ANIMAL VOCAB 1. E 2. G 3. J 4. N 5. K 6. B 7. I 8. A 9. L 10. M 11. O 12. C 13. H 14. F 15. D
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CLASS VOCAB 1. F 2. I 3. D 4. K 5. M 6. B 7. E 8. L 9. H 10. A 11. J 12. C 13. G
MATCH 1. I 2. E 3. A 4. G 5. K 6. B 7. C 8. J 9. F 10. D 11. H
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