Science Kids Animals

Students will:

• Be able to learn about different animal groups.
• Understand food chains and animal characteristics and traits.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Environment: The environment is the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

2. Food Chain: A food chain is a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

3. Animal Groups: View the website for the six basic animal groups.

4. Characteristics: Characteristics are a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.

5. Traits: Traits are a genetically determined characteristic.

To prepare for this lesson:

• Introduce students to the six basic groups of animals.

• Review vocabulary.

• Preview Science Kids Animals.

• Show students Animal Groups Video.

• Create student partnerships.

• Provide students with premade animal booklets.

See Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students.net site in the Teacher Resources. 

Directions for this activity:

1. Students log onto Science Kids Animals with their partners.
    
2. Students work through games and facts together.
    
3. Students can take quizzes.
    
4. Students complete the animal booklet.
    
5. Students select a partner to create a poster to share with the class.

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
• Check for understanding
• Check the completed animal booklet.
• Create a Kahoot on the different animal groups.
• Have a class discussion.
• Provide an exit ticket on what was learned.
• Use quizzes provided on Science Kids Animals.