Learning Coach — Animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Objectives
Students will:
- Identify animals that are vertebrates.
- Identify animals that are invertebrates.
- Distinguish between the two major animal groups: vertebrates and invertebrates.
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- A basic understanding of animals.
Materials Needed
Students will need:
- crayons or colored pencils
Keywords
- vertebrates
- invertebrates
- animal groups
- backbones
- mammals
- fish
- birds
- reptiles
- amphibians
- spiders
- snails
- worms
- insects
Animal Charades
It is time to play a game!
Goal:
Goal:
Write the names of some different animals on cards. Pull a card out of a hat, then act as if you are that animal without making any sound. The audience must call out the name of the animal and say whether it is an invertebrate or a vertebrate. Extra points if you can name where its habitat might be!