What Is an Amphibian

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What Is an Amphibian?

• For 1st graders
• By Erika Wargo

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An amphibian

• Is a creature with a backbone.
• Has an internal skeleton
• Is a creature that lives in water and part on
  land.
• can lay eggs.

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An amphibian

• Was the first animal with backbones to adapt to
  life on land.
• Is a creature that is hairless, but its body can
  be smooth or warty like a toads.
• Is a creature that has gills when it is born and
  a tail.

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Is this an amphibian?

• Frog/Toad

YES!
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Is this an amphibian?

• Salamander

YES!
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Is this an amphibian?

• Cow

NO!
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Is this an amphibian?

• Spider

NO!
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What do you know?

• Now we will test your knowledge of amphibians
  versus other creatures.

You can print off the worksheet or use your own
paper and pencil. Click on the arrow to print the
worksheet.
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Is this an amphibian?

• Rooster?

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Is this an amphibian?

• Frog

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Is this an amphibian?

• Salamander

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Is this an amphibian?

• Person

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Answers..how did you do?
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References

• Yahooligans-http//yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/a
  nimals/amphibians/
• Microsoft clip art-http//office.microsoft.com/cli
  part/default.aspx?lcen-us
• Encarta-http//encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761574
  532/Amphibian_(animal).html

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Worksheet