NATURAL U-5 Animals

In this unit we are learning how to classify animals. 

We have divided the class in groups. Each one is looking for information of one group of animals and then making a poster about it. After that, all the groups will do oral presentations to help the other children learn about that group of animals. 

Here you have a chart to compare the characteristics of each group of animals.

	INVERTEBRATES	VERTEBRATES
Bones	They  don´t have a spine	They have a skeleton with a spine
		FISH	AMPHIBIANS	REPTILES	BIRDS	MAMMALS
Breathe		Gills	Babies: gills Adults: lungs / skin	Lungs	Lungs	Lungs
Reproduction	Oviparous (They lay eggs in land)	Oviparous (They lay eggs in water)	Oviparous (They lay eggs in water)	Oviparous (They lay eggs in land)	Oviparous (They lay eggs in land)	Viviparous (the babies are born alive)
Body /Legs	None: worms 6 legs: insects 8 legs: arthropods + 8 legs: centipede	Fins Tail	Babies: no legs Adults: 4 legs	None: snakes 4 legs: most	2 legs Beak Wings	4 legs: most Fins: dolphin and whale
Skin coverings	Soft skin           Shells          Exoskeleton	Scales	Moist skin	Scales / dry skin Shells (turtle)	Feathers	Hair (fur)

You can also practice classifying animals by answering this questions

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Practice with these games:

Animals characteristics game
What do they have in common?
Quiz on plants and animals
Sort animals in categories

Depending on what they eat, we can classify animals in:

- Herbivores (animals that only eat plants)
- Carnivores (animals that eat other animals)
- Omnivores ( animals that eat plants and other animals)

Classify animals by what they eat