Students will develop a KWL chart with the class to assess prior knowledge. The students will be given five-ten minutes to individually fill out the Know and Wonder sections of their individual charts. They will then participate in...

Pupils examine amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. They experience the scientific thought process of drawing conclusions from limited paleontological data. Student groups align the figures with the time...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the nine classes of vertebrates and their distinguishing traits.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Vertebrates are animals with backbones. These include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Learn more about vertebrate characteristics in this learning...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of vertebrate evolution and when important vertebrate traits evolved.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses three types of reproductive strategies for vertebrates.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of characteristics and traits of vertebrates.

Learn about the characteristics and diversity of vertebrate animals.

In this lesson, 5th graders use movement and dance composition to aid in the understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates.

This lesson serves as an introduction to classification. The students will place animals into its proper vertebrate group according to certain characteristics that the animals have in common.

This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as vertebrates. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Vertebrates."

This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as vertebrates. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Vertebrates."

This lesson will explain the characteristics of animals that are classified as vertebrates. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Animals: Vertebrates."

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn about the 5 vertebrate classes, including examples and distinguishing characteristics. Students will complete characteristic charts and a 10 question Activote quiz ends the lesson.

During this lesson, students navigate the Internet to discover facts about vertebrates and invertebrates. They use the facts they learn to participate in several class activities.

This site contains several pictures of vertebrate fossils. The text would be too difficult for elementary school but the pictures of the vertebrates could be used to supplement the lesson plan.

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

[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this lesson the students will review the 2 groups of animals - vertebrates and invertebrates. They will be actively involved in classifying animals. An Activote assessment is also included.

Fourth graders will play a review memory game with Utah's Grade 4 Science Standard V vocabulary words during this lesson plan. Words associated with living things and classifications of living things are included in this lesson plan.

This lesson plan will explain the reasons that society groups and classifies. The lesson plan has a hands-on component that helps students connect everyday grouping with the way that scientists group and classify all living organisms.

Get your lab coat ready! This particular lab experience is a must for any middle or high school biology/anatomy lab science classroom. This site provides a printable version of a cow's eye diagram, a step-by-step dissection guide, a...

Learn all about reptiles with these fun, interactive, educational videos, lessons, and games.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animals are also often identified as being either invertebrates or vertebrates. These are terms based on the skeletons of the animals. Vertebrates have a backbone...

How do the animals all around us experience pain? Robyn J. Crook examines pain in both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. [5:06]