Animal Kingdom
Introductory Activity
1. Animal Brainstorm....
On your own complete the animal brainstorm activity in your packet. Come up with as many animals as you can for each letter.
2. What is an Animal?
With your partner complete the Frayer model in the packet for the word animal. You need to have 5 characteristics, 5 examples, and 5 nonexamples.
3. Group Consensus!
Combine with a neighboring group and compare your definitions. Come up with a final definition after discussing with group members. Write your group definition on the bottom of the Frayer Model sheet.
1. Animal Brainstorm....
On your own complete the animal brainstorm activity in your packet. Come up with as many animals as you can for each letter.
2. What is an Animal?
With your partner complete the Frayer model in the packet for the word animal. You need to have 5 characteristics, 5 examples, and 5 nonexamples.
3. Group Consensus!
Combine with a neighboring group and compare your definitions. Come up with a final definition after discussing with group members. Write your group definition on the bottom of the Frayer Model sheet.
Check in Point! Show Mrs. Ward your packet before moving on!
4. Bucket of Animals!
With your group, obtain a bucket of animals from the counter. Explore the animals in your bin. List 10 ways the animals in your bin are different from previous living things we have studied. You will record these differences in your packet.
5. Complete the Notes on the bottom of the page from the information found below.
Notes:
Animals belong to the largest and most diverse of the six kingdoms of living things. So far over two million animal species have been identified. All animals share certain features. Unlike plants, animals get the energy they need by eating food. They are all made up of many cells and many animals are highly mobile. Most reproduce sexually and have sense organs that allow them to react quickly to their surroundings.
6. Animal Organization
With your group, create a system to sort the animals in your bucket into different groupings. Give each grouping a name and write the characteristics in the graphic organizer in your packet. You must have a minimum of 5 groups.
7. Answer the questions about animal kingdom classification in your packet.
With your group, obtain a bucket of animals from the counter. Explore the animals in your bin. List 10 ways the animals in your bin are different from previous living things we have studied. You will record these differences in your packet.
5. Complete the Notes on the bottom of the page from the information found below.
Notes:
Animals belong to the largest and most diverse of the six kingdoms of living things. So far over two million animal species have been identified. All animals share certain features. Unlike plants, animals get the energy they need by eating food. They are all made up of many cells and many animals are highly mobile. Most reproduce sexually and have sense organs that allow them to react quickly to their surroundings.
6. Animal Organization
With your group, create a system to sort the animals in your bucket into different groupings. Give each grouping a name and write the characteristics in the graphic organizer in your packet. You must have a minimum of 5 groups.
7. Answer the questions about animal kingdom classification in your packet.
Check in Point! Show Mrs. Ward your packet before moving on!
Learning Target: Invertebrate animals have a variety of body plans and adaptations.
8. Read the Invertebrate article in your packet and answer the questions that follow.
8. Read the Invertebrate article in your packet and answer the questions that follow.
9. Classification of Invertebrate Activity
Show Mrs. Ward your answers to the introductory reading and she will give you the envelope with the pieces for the animal classification activity. When you get the envelope, sort out the pieces correctly. There will be an equal number of vertebrates and invertebrates. Show Mrs. Ward when finished organizing the pieces.
10. Symmetry of Invertebrates Activities
Read pages C127, and C131 in the textbook under your desk. Get a good understanding of body plans fo animals and complete the last page of the packet.
Check in Point! Show Mrs. Ward your symmetry answers on the last page.
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