Welcome to
Day 6:
Classificatio
n of Animals
DO THIS FIRST!! On PM
Big Idea 14 & 16
Mini-Assessment #1
Organs of the Human Body
SC.5.L.14.1
Daily Learning
Target
I can classify animals into
major groups according to
their physical
characteristics and
behaviors.
Vocabulary
Introduction
• amphibian • invertebrat
• arthropod e
• bird • lungs
• egg • mammal
• exoskeleton • physical
• fish structure
s
• gills
•
• reptile
insect
• skeleton
Observe the
three animals
pictured.
duck-billed
dolphin platypus
Which two animals would
you group together based on
their physical characteristics?
What similarities did you use
to group them?
We will answer this together
on Friday.
hammerhead shark
Investigate – Vertebrates and
Invertebrates
Animals are classified by
whether they have a
backbone or not.
Vertebrates have a Invertebrates do not have a
backbone and internal backbone. Instead, they
skeletons that provide have an exoskeleton.
structure and support.
Humans, birds, fish,
mammals, amphibians, and
reptiles all have backbones.
Investigate – Vertebrates and
Invertebrates
Animal
Classes
Amphibia
ns
Birds
Vertebrate Invertebrate
s s
Mamma Fish
ls Arthropo
Reptiles ds
Reading: Animal
Classification
Reading
(found on Clever)
Read the Animal Classification
passage and complete the table in
your 2 student pages with
information from the reading. We will
check your answers on Friday whole
group!
Day 6 Exit Ticket
The table below describes the features of a specific animal.
●
Feature ●
Description
●
Segmented Body ●
Yes
●
Backbone ●
No
●
Moves slowly along the
●
Behavior
ground
●
Other ●
Lays eggs
Which of the following type of animals is described in the table?
A. Mammal
B. Bird
C. Vertebrate
D. Invertebrate