What are mammals

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What are mammals?

• By Michael Winer
• William Delor
• Designed for a sixth grade science class

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Mammals are...

• Mammals are Animals that have hair
• They are warm blooded animals.
• Mammals nourished they youth by bodily milk.
• Mammals are all vertebrates.

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More Details

• Vertebrates are animals that have backbones.
• Warm blooded animals means that their body
  temperature stays the same all the time, even
  though the temperature around them is constantly
  changing.

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Is this a mammal?

• Grizzly Bear
• Yes!

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Is this a mammal?

• Spider
• NO!

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Is this a mammal?

• Tom Cruise
• YES!!!!!!!!!!

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Is this a mammal?

• Bird
• No!

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Activity!!!

• If you want a printable worksheet click the
  arrow in the upper right corner.

• You will need a pencil and a piece of paper for
  this activity.
• Circle Yes if the animal is a mammal.
• Circle No if it is not a mammal.

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Is this a mammal?

• Fish

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Is this a mammals?

• Dog

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Is this a mammals?

• Dolphin

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Is this a mammal?

• Teddy bear

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Answer Sheet
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References

• http//www.exzooberance.com/animal20pictures/afri
  can20birds2001/african20birds20photo20gallery
  2001.htm
• http//abc.net.au/schoolstv/animals/02dictionary.h
  tm
• http//www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/grizzly.htm
  
• http//www.ivory.org/spiders/araneus.diadematus-7.
  jpg
• http//www.bracesinfo.com/whybrac.html
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
  
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/
• http//7art-screensavers.com/screenshots/fish/stri
  py-fish.jpg
• http//www.fordogtrainer.com/dog-training-equipmen
  t-dog-harness.html
• http//www.ics.uci.edu/eppstein/pix/seaworld/Dolp
  hin.html
• http//www.150.si.edu/chap8/8teddy.htm

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Worksheet