ClassifyAnimals

How Do We Classify Animals?: 

How Do We Classify Animals? By Loralee Bruns

Look at All the Different AnimalsHow Can We Group Them?: 

Look at All the Different Animals How Can We Group Them?

Scientists classify animals into six groups: 

Scientists classify animals into six groups Mammals Reptiles Amphibians Birds Insects Fish

Mammals: 

Mammals Have fur or hair Breathe with lungs Female mammals make milk for their babies

Examples of MammalsWhat others can you name?: 

Examples of Mammals What others can you name?

Reptiles: 

Reptiles Have scaly skin Most reptiles lay eggs Live in dry or wet habitats

Examples of Reptiles: 

Examples of Reptiles Iguana Crocodile Sea Turtle Snakeneck Turtle

Amphibians: 

Amphibians Begin their lives in water Have smooth, moist skin Live in both water and land

Examples of Amphibians: 

Examples of Amphibians Toad Blue Tree Frog Green Tree Frog

Birds: 

Birds Only animals with feathers Have two wings and two legs Young hatches from eggs

Examples of Birds: 

Examples of Birds Snowy Owl Pheasant Eagle

Insects: 

Insects Have three body parts and six legs Have hard body coverings Young hatch from eggs

Examples of Insects: 

Examples of Insects Grasshopper Butterfly Honey Bee

Fish: 

Fish Live in water Breathe with gills Have fins to move through water

Examples of Fish: 

Examples of Fish

Find the mammals: 

Find the mammals

These are Mammals: 

These are Mammals Brown Bear Tigers

Find the Reptiles: 

Find the Reptiles

These are Reptiles: 

These are Reptiles Salamander Alligator

Can You Name the Six Animal Groups?: 

Can You Name the Six Animal Groups? Mammals Reptiles Amphibians Birds Reptiles Fish

Resources: 

Resources http://www.whozoo.org/ http://mhschool.com/ http://www.animaland.org/

Indiana Grade 2Science Standards: 

Indiana Grade 2 Science Standards Standard 1: Science Inquiry 2.1.3 Describe, both in writing and verbally, objects as accurately as possible and compare observations with those of other people. Standard 4: Living Environment 2.4.1 Observe and identify different external features of animals and describe how these features help them live in different environments.