What are they?
Invertebrates
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Animals without backbones
What are they?
Vertebrates
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Animals with an internal skeleton which
contains a backbone
Characteristics of Vertebrates
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Cold-Blooded Animals
 The temperature of their body is the same
as the surrounding environment
 Examples: Fish, amphibians, and reptiles
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Warm-Blooded Animals
 The temperature of their body is maintained
at a particular temperature no matter where
they are
 Examples: Birds and mammals
Fish
Live only in water
 Cold-blooded
 Breathe through gills
 Move with fins
 Eat plants, insects or other fish
 Lay eggs or give birth to live young
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Amphibians
Frog
Live on land
 Cold-blooded
 Breathe through lungs on land and gills
in water
 Four legs (often with webbed feet)
 Eat small insects or fish
 Lay soft-shelled eggs in water
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Salamander
Newt
Reptiles
Live on land or water
 Cold-blooded
 Four legs with claws for digging
 Breathe through lungs
 Eat insects, small animals, fruit and
vegetables
 Lay eggs on land
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Lizard
Tortoise
Snake
Birds
Warm-blooded
 Beak or bill as mouth with no teeth
Blue Jay
 Breathe through lungs
 2 legs with talons
 Eat insects, plants, small mammals or even
other birds
 Lay hard-shelled eggs
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Pigeon
Hummingbird
Mammals
Live on land or water
 Warm-blooded
Whale
 Breath through lungs
 Eat fruits, vegetables, insects, fish, birds and
mammals
 Give birth to live young
 Mothers nurse their young
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Polar
Bears
Wolf
First Nations World View
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First Nations and Metis people group
vertebrates for the purpose of:
 Survival
 Fostering the love of earth
 Promoting cultural values
 Relating living things through spirit
The Cree Categories
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The Cree grouped vertebrates into:
 Winged
 2-legged
 4-legged
 Swimming things
The Ojibwa Categories
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The Ojibwa grouped vertebrates into:
 Birds
 Crawlers
 Swimmers
 2-legged
 4-legged
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT_y1j
OoaXc
Worksheet
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http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bombcountdown/full-screen/
Worksheet Answers
Fish
I live on land or water and I am warmblooded. I breathe through lungs and
give birth to live young. I am a Polar
Bear.
Reptile
I am warm-blooded with a beak or bill as
a mouth with no teeth. I breathe with lungs
and have 2 legs with talons. I also lay
hard-shelled eggs. I am a Pigeon.
Bird
I am cold-blooded and live on land. I have
four legs and eat small insects or fish. To
have babies, I lay soft eggs in the water. I
am a Frog.
Amphibian
I am cold-blooded and live only in water. I
breathe through gills and move around
using fins. I eat plants, insects and fish. I
am a Shark.
Mammal
I am cold-blooded and live in water or on
land. I have four legs with claws for
digging. I breathe through lungs and eat
insects, small animals and fruits. I am a
lizard.
Worksheet Answers
In Cold / Warm - blooded animals,
the temperature of their body is the
same as the surrounding environment.
 In Cold / Warm - blooded animals,
the temperature of their body is
maintained at the same temperature no
matter where they are.
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ARE YOU READY TO
VERTEBRATE?
What Vertebrate am I?
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Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Bird
Mammal
What Vertebrate do I belong too?
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Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Bird
Mammal
Where do I belong?
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Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Bird
Mammal
What am I?
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Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Bird
Mammal
What vertebrate could I be?
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Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Bird
Mammal