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Jan 17, 2016
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See Animals Live (Click On Me)
Ms.Smotherman’s 3rd Grade Science
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!
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MammalsAn animal that breathes air, grows fur or hair, and is a vertebrate. In
addition, all female mammals have glands that can produce milk.
Vertebrate: An animal with a spine/backbone
Learn more about
Mammals!
See Live Web Cameras (Click on Animals):
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Insects An animal that has a segmented body (several parts), many legs or
limbs, and is an invertebrate.
Invertebrate: An animal without a
spine/backbone
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Learn moreabout
Insects!
Insect Video(Click on Photo below):
AmphibiansAn animal that can live both on land
and in water and is a vertebrate.
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Learn more about
Amphibians!
Frog
Salamander
Toad
Click on me to Play a Game!
ReptilesAn animal that lays eggs, its’ body is
covered with scales instead of feathers or hair, and is a vertebrate.
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Reptiles!
See Live Web Cameras (Click on Photo below): Click on me to
Play a Game!
FishAn animal that lives in water,
breathes with gills, usually has fins and scales, and most are
vertebrates.
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Learn more about Fish!
See Live Web Camera (Click on Photo below):
BirdsAn animal that has feathers and is a vertebrate.
An animal that has a segmented body (several parts), many legs or
limbs, and is an invertebrate.
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Learn more about Birds!
See Live Web Camera (Click on Photo below):
Listen to Different Birds(Click on Photo below ):
Standards:• CCSS.Content.Science.3.LifeScience.GLE
0307.5.1Explore the relationship between an
organism’s characteristics and its ability to survive in a particular environment.• CCSS.Content.Science.3.LifeScience.GLE
0307.5.2Classify organisms as thriving, threatened,
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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.
References:• Live Web Cameras:
– http://www.gatorland.com/public/web-cams/index.cfm– http://www.liveanimals.tv/wild-animals-zoos/– http://www.houstonzoo.org/meet-the-animals/flamingo-cam/– http://www.tennesseeaquarium.org/animals-exhibits/secret-reef-cam/?gclid=CNWuwKiw08YCFZE6gQodN7ADgw– http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-experiences/live-web-cams/jelly-cam– http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animal-cams-videos/polar-bear– http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animal-cams-videos/ape– http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animal-cams-videos/panda– http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animal-cams-videos/elephant
• Games:– http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animalclassgame.htm– http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html
• Information:– http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/animal_classes.htm– http://kids.sandiegozoo.org– https://www.nashvillezoo.org
• YouTube video:– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUPXkWqC1aA– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp0IC3nc9ic
• All images retrieved from Google Images