Animal Classification
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Animal Classification. Project by Allison Schotte 4 th Grade July 27 th 2011. Objectives. You will, through the course of this lesson, learn about the different classifications of animals through the means of interactive learning through this PowerPoint.
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Animal Classification Project by Allison Schotte 4thGrade July 27th 2011
Objectives • You will, through the course of this lesson, learn about the different classifications of animals through the means of interactive learning through this PowerPoint. • At the end of this lesson you will be able to correctly identify the different classification characteristics of animals
Directions • Click on one of the following animals to learn more about their classification characteristics • After learning about all of the animal classifications; take the end of the lesson quiz.
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Mammals • Have fur or hair • Have lungs and need air to breathe • Mammals that live on land have 4 legs, and ears that stick out • They give birth to live young • Mammal mothers nurse their young with milk • Are warm-blooded
Reptiles • Have scales • Have dry skin • Usually lay eggs, but sometimes give birth to live young • Have ear holes instead of ears • Have either 4 legs or no legs • Are cold-blooded
Birds • Have feathers and wings • Lay eggs • Have ear holes instead of ears • Warm-blooded
Amphibians • Live on land and water • Have webbed feet • Breathe with lungs and gills • Have moist, smooth, skin (no hair or fur) • Lay many eggs • Cold-blooded
Fish • Breathe underwater using gills, not lungs • Live in water • Have scales and fins • Lay many eggs • Cold-blooded
Quiz Directions • Answer the following multiple choice questions to complete the quiz • After completing the quiz go to the next page for additional activities.
Question 1 Which characteristic doesn’t belong to the reptile classification? Warm-blooded A B Dry skinned Have ear holes instead of ears C
Question 2 Which animal classification has characteristics of; warm-blooded, has fur or hair, and nurse their young with milk? A Birds B Mammals C Reptiles
Bonus Activities! • For a fun, bonus game on animal classification click here! • For an additional fun, bonus game on animal classification click here!
An Activity for you Follow the link below. It will open a page for you to complete. Follow the directions on the page. When you are finished save your file with your name and upload it to our class space. Click Here:
Summary • From this lesson you learned about the different classifications for animals. • You also learned what characteristics of these animal classifications determined the type of animal.
Teachers Page • This lesson coincides with GLE strand 3 of the Science Grade Level Expectations • This lesson uses both PowerPoint and internet to complete. • This lesson is intended for students to be able to follow themselves. With assistance given to students who need extra assistance. (ex. older student teaching younger…etc…)
Resources • Animal games. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html • Chapgar, J. (n.d.). Animal characteristics game. Retrieved from http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm • Chapgar, J. (n.d.). Animal classification. Retrieved from http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kc_classification_mammals.htm