Plant and Animal Classification

Day 9 – 4th Grade – Science

Part III

Performance Indicators

4.L.5A.1 - Develop models that

classify plants and animals

4.L.5A3 - Compare the growth and development of different animals

Lesson Topics

How can you classify PLANTS?

What are some plant life cycles?

How can you classify animals?

What are some animal life cycles?

How can you classify Animals?

Essential Questions

• Which characteristics can we use to help us classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates?

• How do we classify organisms?

I-Can Statement(s)

Distinguish

I can distinguish between animals that are vertebrates or invertebrates.

Communicate

I can communicate how the structures of animals help them survive in their environment.

Explain

I can explain how to classify animals based on their structure and behavior

EXPLORATION READING TIME: VOCABULARY

Trait Vertebrate Amphibians Invertebrate Mollusks Arthropod

Engage Activity:

• Animal Cards

• http://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/download/zoo/safari_animal_cards.pdf

• Vertebrate Groups

• https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/animals/vertebrate-paste_WMMTD.pdf?up=1466611200

Engage Activity: What are some ways you can classify animals?

Look at the Animal Cards

01 Think of a way to classify the animals

• Record your system

02 Sort your cards using the system you recorded to make a model that classifies the animals

03 Explain your results

• What are some other systems you could have used to classify the animals?

• Why are the different systems useful or how are they useful?

04

EXPLORATION READING TIME: READING

Read •Read Page 168: Animal Characteristics

Read •Read Page 169: Classify Animals

Read •Read Page 170: Animals with Backbones

Read •Read Page 171: Groups of Vertebrates

Read •Read Pages 172-173: Animals without Backbones

Read •Read Page 174: Animal Birth

Additional Resources

• Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates Poster • https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/science/animals/vertebrates-

invertebrates/color/classification-chart.pdf

• Circle vertebrates • https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/science/animals/vertebrates-

invertebrates/color/circle-vertebrate.pdf

• Sort Vertebrates and Invertebrates • https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/science/animals/vertebrates-

invertebrates/color/sort.pdf

Additional Resources #2 • Flocabulary (you must log in

first) https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/vertebrates/ https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/invertebrates/

• Study Jams • Animals http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm

• Plants http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm

• Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/47308217/flashcards

• SC State Department of Education: How Plants are Grouped This lesson can be used to teach flowering and nonflowering plants. This resource can be found at:

• https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/education/upload/how-plants-are-grouped-and-seasonal-changes-unit–plan pdf

EXIT TICKET

Categorize

• A rattlesnake and a black widow spider both make poison. Use the model or system that you made earlier in the lesson to explain why they might be classified in different groups.

Synthesize

• How do feathers and hair help different animals?

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