Classifying life forms of animals is important for scientists. You can classify anything from shapes to animals tracks, leaves, fossils, and even a specie themselves. In this webquest, we are going to learn how scientists use a dichotomous table to classify characteristics of plants and animals. At the end, you will create your own dichotomous table for an alien who has landed on our planet, while comparing him with other aliens limited only by your imagination.
Task 1
Go to the following web address and learn the way that animals are divided into their classifications. https://jr.brainpop.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/
Task 2
Investigate the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates on this website:
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/animals-7-studyjams-interactive-science-activities/
Following this investigation, click on the icon that investigates animal adaptations found on this same website.
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching-content/animals-7-studyjams-interactive-science-activities/
Following this investigation, click on the icon that investigates animal adaptations found on this same website.
Task 3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRidGna-V4E
Watch this video and review the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates.
Keep watching for a review on the different characteristics of animals.
Watch this video and review the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates.
Keep watching for a review on the different characteristics of animals.
Task 4 Go to this website to analyze the different types of trees.
http://www.arborday.org/trees/wtit/wtit.cfm
http://www.arborday.org/trees/wtit/wtit.cfm
Task 5
Find out the mystery animal by following this dichotomous key for these tracks!
http://www.education.com/activity/article/tracking-creatures/
http://www.education.com/activity/article/tracking-creatures/