Vertebrates and invertebratesScience

Indicator 2 – 4th Period

Boston International School

Biblical Principle

Biblical principle

Genesis 1:24 KJV 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

OBJECTIVE

Identifying the characteristics of vertebrates and invertebrates living things.

Learning objectiveIdentifies by direct observation the vertebrates and invertebrates living things.

Vocabulary

• First lets write the vocabulary definitions.

• Vertebrates: is an animal with a backbone.• Invertebrates: is an animal without a backbone

Write in your notebooks:

Vertebrates:Animals with an internal skeleton made of bone are called vertebrates. Vertebrates include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, primates, rodents and marsupials.

Invertebrates:

Of the million or more animal species in the world, more than 98% are invertebrates. Invertebrates don't have an internal skeleton made of bone. Many invertebrates have a fluid-filled, hydrostatic skeleton, like the jelly fish or worm. Others have a hard outer shell, like insects and crustaceans.

Lest go to and watch the videos:

Invertebrates: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/invertebrates.htm

Vertebrates: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/animals/vertebrates.htm

After watching the videos lets do the following workshop

Workshop:

Choose from the following animals and fill in the right answer:

Vertebrates:Circle the right answer

• What is an invertebrate?

• What is a vertebrate?

• Name 4 vertebrates:

• Name 4 invertebrates:

Next slide is only for the teacher is the answer sheet

Answer sheet