Vertebrates

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Vertebrates
Vertebrates
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WebQuest
Invertebrates
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Created byJaye Jackson and Stacey Shope
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Vertebrates
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WebQuest
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Task

Provided your class accepts National
Geovertebrate Magazine's offer to write for their
corporation, your task will be to create a
vertebrate book which includes animals from each
of the 5 classifications. There are many animals
to choose from! What animals will you include?
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Introduction

The National Geovertebrate Magazine has been
trying to create a book about vertebrates for
students but has been unsuccessful. The magazine
somehow found out that your class is studying
vertebrates and has asked your class to write a
book. Animals are divided into 2 major
categories, vertebrates and invertebrates.
Vertebrates are animals with backbones. There are
five classifications of vertebrates.  They are
amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles.
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Procedure
Step 1 Your teacher will divide you into 5
groups. Step 2 Each group will be given one of
the 5 classifications. Step 3 Read over the data
sheet provided which will help you organize your
research. Step 4 Choose an animal from within
your classification (example reptile bull
snake, mammal blue whale) that is different from
the others in your group. Step 5 Go to the
resource page and use your data sheet to research
your animal. Step 6 When your data sheet is
complete, come together with your classification
group and complete the Classification Summary
Sheet.
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• Step 7 With your group, write an introduction
  paragraph that will be used to introduce your
  chapter. It should specifically identify the
  characteristics of your classification.
• Step 8 Individually, use your completed data
  sheet to create your book page in Word.
• Book Page (See Format) must include...
• A title 2. Illustration or photo 3. Facts
  from data sheet
• 4. A paragraph with the topic sentence "The fill
  in your animal's name is a its classification."
• Step 9 Meet in your classification group and
  organize your classification chapter.
• Step 10 As a class, we will organize your
  classification chapters and publish your book.

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Resources

• General Sites
• www.ajkids.com (ask Jeeves about specific
  classifications)
• Kids Go Wild
• Wild Facts (BBC)
• Vertebrate Animal Hotlist
• Amphibians
• Enchanted Learning - Amphibians
• Yahoo - Amphibians
• Amphibian Characteristics
• Fish
• Yahoo Fish
• Animal Web-Fish
• Fish Questions and Answers

• Mammals
• Yahoo - Mammals
• Enchantedlearning - Mammals
• What is a Mammal?
• Mammal Characteristics
• Reptiles
• Yahoo - Reptiles
• Enchantedlearning - Reptiles
• Nature-Reptiles
• Birds
• Enchantedlearning - Birds/
• Yahoo - Birds
• Bird Characteristics

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Evaluation

• Download the rubric provided. Read the rubric to
  understand the expectations your teacher has for
  you. It is very important that you do your best
  and complete all of the tasks.

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Conclusion

• You have spent a lot of time researching your
  animal and writing your book. You now have a
  greater knowledge about the classification you
  wrote about. Now read the rest of your book. How
  do the other classifications compare to yours?
• Share your book with the rest of your school. Ask
  the media specialist if he/she will place a card
  on your book for checkout in the media center.

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Online Quizzes

• Vertebrates http//www.kidport.com/grade5/Science/
  Vertebrates.htm
• Invertebrates http//www.kidport.com/Grade5/Scienc
  e/Invertebrates.htm
• Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates http//filebox.vt.ed
  u/users/rburcham/edweb/project/in-vert-quiz.htm
• Biology4Kids Site Choose your quiz
  http//www.biology4kids.com/activities.html

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Streamline Videos
VertebrateStreamline Video
Invertebrate Streamline Video
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Vertebrates

• Vertebrates are animals with backbones.
  Vertebrates share similar physical
  characteristics protective skin covering, inside
  skeleton, muscles, blood that circulates through
  blood vessels, or lungs (or gills) for breathing.
  The 5 groups of vertebrates are

Mammals
Fish
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles
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Invertebrates
Home
Invertebrates are animals without backbones. 90
of all animals are invertebrates. The largest
group of invertebrates are the arthropods.
Sponges
Echinoderms
Arthropods
Segmented Worms
Mollusks
Invertebrate Wheel
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Credits

• http//www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/arthropod.
  html
• http//www.google.com/search?hlenhsKjrclientf
  irefox-arlsorg.mozillaen-USofficialsaXoisp
  ellresnum0ctresultcd1qbirdphotosspell1
• http//www.unitedstreaming.com
• http//www.photovault.com/Link/Animals/
• http//www.yahooligans.yahoo.com
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com
• http//www.kidzone.ws.htm
• http//www.kidport.com

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• http//www.cyhaus.com
• http//www.backyardnature.net
• http//www.ucmp.berkeley.edu
• http//www.oum.ox.ac.uk
• http//www.google.com
• http//www.biology4kids.com
• http//filebox.vt.edu