How are groups of living things classified'

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How are groups of living things classified.

• Lets review the animals that we have learned
  about!

Picture copied from http//www.memphiszoo.org/
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Common Traits of Mammals

• Have fur, hair, or wool
• Warm Blooded
• Drink milk from their mothers
• Live birth of their young
• Name some mammals

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Student understanding of Mammals

• Have fur, hair, or wool
• Warm Blooded
• Drink Mothers milk
• Have live babies
• Name some mammals, dog, cat, cow , horse

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Common Traits of Reptiles

• Have scales
• Cold Blooded
• Young come from eggs
• 4 types (snakes, crocodilians, lizards, turtles)

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Student understanding of Reptiles

• Have scales
• Cold Blooded
• Young come from eggs
• 4 types (snakes, crocodilians, lizards, turtles)

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Common Traits of Fish

• Have scales
• Their blood is cold
• Babies come from eggs
• Breathe through gills
• Live under the water

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Student understanding of Fish

• Have scales
• Their blood is cold
• Babies come from eggs
• Breathe through gills
• Live under the water

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Common Traits of Amphibians

• Have special skin that they absorb moisture
  through
• Cold Blooded
• Young come from eggs
• Name some amphibians

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Student understanding of Amphibians

• Their skin is special
• Cold Blooded
• Babies come from eggs
• Frogs, salamanders

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Common Traits of Birds

• Have feathers
• Have wings and can fly
• Warm Blooded
• Young come from eggs
• Have beaks
• Name some birds

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Student understanding of Birds

• Have feathers
• They can fly
• Their blood is warm
• Babies from eggs
• Have beaks
• Ducks, chickens, eagles

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Common Traits of Insects

• Six legs
• Three body parts (abdomen, thorax, head)
• Exoskeleton
• Four wings
• Use feelers
• Name some insects

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Student understanding of Insects

• Six legs
• Three body parts (abdomen, thorax, head)
• Exo?
• Four wings
• They have feelers
• Bees, ants, butterflies

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Common Traits of Arachnids

• Eight legs
• Two body parts (abdomen, thorax)
• Exoskeleton
• Eight eyes
• Name some spiders

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Student understanding of Arachnids

• Eight legs
• Two body parts (abdomen, thorax)
• Exo?
• Eight eyes
• Daddy long legs, spider with red on it.

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Making a student template

• Students will be expected to demonstrate
  knowledge illustrating they can compare and
  classify animals on the basis of observable
  physical characteristics.

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Lion
Name of the Animal
Animal Family
Mammal
http//www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
Picture and video from National Geographic
Homepage at http//www.nationalgeographic.com/kids
/creature_feature/0109/lions.html Retrieved on
November 13, 2002.

• Lions have live birth for their young.
• Lions have hair on their bodies.
• Lions are predators in the animal kingdom.

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• Now we will review center time and we can get
  started on our animal projects!

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• Resources
• Animal Objectives listed are from Plainwell
  Community Schools Grade One Science Outcomes
• All pictures not otherwise noted are pulled from
  Microsoft Clip Art Gallery.