Learning About Animals!

(Groups of 2-3)
 

1.  Let's start our research!  Watch this cool video about ANIMALS!!!

    A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSo5SG_BgcU

2.  Learn about the 6 animals groups.  Read about all 6!!!

    A. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_class_again.htm

    B. http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/

3.  What are MAMMALS?

     A.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU4Bo_rF_R0

     B. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R5t6fIpTpE

     C. Now do page 57 in your Science book.

4.  What are REPTILES?

     A.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLtkB60JRkY

     B.  http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Reptiles-01.htm

5.  What are BIRDS?

     A.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rariptboC14

     B.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6TJneMGMqo

     C.  Now do page 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 and 136 in your Science book.

6.  What are FISH?

    A.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIlqhkthj8

7.  What are AMPHIBIANS?

     A.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdelWdbrwww

8.  What are INSECTS?

     A.  http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/fun-games/insect-world

9.  Did you understand the animal groups?  PLAY THIS GAME!!!

      A.  http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_animalclass/

10.  Learn some more interesting things about ANIMALS!!!

      A.  What animals are VERTEBRATES and INVERTEBRATES? Look here!

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X07ApgAzy8

11.  What are DOMESTIC and WILD animals?

       A.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpXV788Gmw

       C.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4tzweWNDgE

       D.  Now do pages 58, 59  and 135 in your Science book.

12.  Now that you're an animal expert, ask the teacher for the envelope with your team's mystery animal inside.  Together talk about the animal. What is it?  Make a poster about the animal and include this information: Its body parts, its group, if its vertebrate or invertebrate and if its domestic or wild.  You can draw a picture of the animal, print a picture or represent it in another way.  Then, look for more information about the animal at Google.com (with help from the teacher) or look in a book.  Write 2 more interesting facts about the animal.

13.  Prepare your presentation to the class and animal rescuer.  If you want, you can cover up the name of the mystery animal, so the class can guess at the end.