Drawing evidence from informational text and using it to compose text for ABA form in music, 5th graders will add onto a poem about vertebrates and how they are classified.

This unit contains interactive lessons on animal ecosystems, animal classification, adaptations, and food chains.

Learn how all living things are classified.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a lesson on classifying invertebrates based on their observable features. It focuses on the three types of worms: flatworm, roundworm, and segmented worm. The lesson contains 3 videos as well as...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the characteristics and classification of chordates.

This site from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia provides a basic description of the characteristics of the hagfish. Also includes a chart that contains scientific classification information. Links are provided throughout for additional...

Use this website to test your knowledge of which animals belong to which groups.

This collection of images of six different creatures, including insects and carnivorous vertebrates, illustrates the wide range of mouth types that exist within the animal kingdom. It also discusses the environment and its impact on the...

This Berkeley site offers a great overview of when the class appears in the fossil record.

In online and offline activities, students broaden their understanding of animals by learning to identify and classify animals into six categories: mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates.

This unit will describe the five kingdoms and their main characteristics. It includes 20 interactive activities.

Welcome to Hideaway Island where five pirates need to find crews for their ships. Join in and learn about animals with backbones.

A slide show that demonstrates the development of physical structure in the animal world, moving from sponges through mammals.