It's easy to say that the difference between invertebrate animals and vertebrate animals is whether or not they have a backbone, and that is the criteria that scientists use to divide animals into these two categories, but as we learned in class, it's not always easy to tell which animals actually have a spinal cord and backbone. Is a shark a vertebrate, even though it doesn't have actual bones? What about worms and snakes? They look very similar, so are they in the same category? As a class, we looked at a lot of examples of animals and sorted them into the correct category.
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Vertebrate and Invertebrate Elesapiens animated video about how animals are classified into these two categories. Vertebrates and Invertebrates funsciencevideos Jared helps us learn that some animals have backbones and some do not, and what scientists call these two special groups of organisms. Articles: Are Sharks a Vertebrate? If vertebrates have a backbone, but sharks don't have real bones, are they vertebrates or invertebrates? Activities: Study.com has a lesson on invertebrates vs. vertebrates with videos, quizzes, and activity suggestions. Go on a field trip--to the zoo, aquarium, or to visit a local area with wildlife (tidepools, forest, pond, etc. . .). Look for animals and identify whether they are invertebrates or vertebrates. You can add in an art component and make a collage of all the animals you find when you get back home. Play 20 questions or charades with animals and then identify whether they are invertebrates or vertebrates at the end. Create animals from candy, using toothpicks to represent the vertebrates' backbone, while using frosting to put together the invertebrates.
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