Smarter Balanced
Classifying Vertebrates
What features do scientists use to classify animals into groups? Class groups examine a series of paired images of vertebrates (a bass and a trout, a toad and a newt, a crocodile and a tortoise, an owl and a robin, a tiger and a bear)...
Curated OER
Animals and Their Coverings
Students investigate the coverings of vertebrates and invertebrates and cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals. In this animals and their coverings lesson plan, students observe displays of different animals and discuss and answer...
Curated OER
Reptile and Amphibian Word Search
In this reptile and amphibian worksheet, students complete a word search puzzle by finding 24 terms associated with the different types of reptiles and amphibians.
Curated OER
What Are Reptiles, Amphibians, And Fish?
In this animal classification worksheet, students will compare and contrast the characteristics of reptiles, amphibians, and fish. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
Curated OER
Creatures of the Grand Canyon
In this word search puzzle worksheet, learners find and circle all of the wildlife hidden in a word search puzzle. Students also classify the animals into groups of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Amazing Adaptable Frog
Journey back over a million years ago and see how the common frog has adapted and changed.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Were Dinosaurs Warm or Cold Blooded?
Scientists have never known if dinosaurs should be called warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals. Learn about the surprising new discovery that has shed light on the answer to this question.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Fish for Kids: Learn All About Aquatic and Ocean Marine Life
Kids learn what makes up a fish. What are gills and how do they breathe in the water?
Ducksters
Ducksters: Amphibians for Kids: Frogs, Salamanders, and Toads
What is an amphibian? Kids learn about these cold blooded animals including salamanders, frogs, and toads. Lifecycle such as tadpole and metamorphosis.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Kids: Learn about this dangerous venomous snake. Identify the eastern diamondback rattlesnake and find out about this large rattling reptile.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Temperature Time Warp
In this activity, learners explore the behavior of cold-blooded animals by observing what happens when they change a fly's temperature.