January 28, 2011

• EQ: How can I identify reptiles, fish, and

amphibians?

• FF: Which animal has a spiny skin and shows

radial symmetry?

• HW: NONE
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjr3A_kfspM
 Fish
• Are cold-blooded
(ectothermic)
• obtain dissolved oxygen
in water through gills
• most lay eggs
• have scales
• have fins
• live in water
 -Egg case of a sting ray
-Also called a mermaid’s
purse

- Egg case for a

shark’s egg
-- Some fish can walk on land such as lung fish and snake heads.
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmU7etSYYqI
 Reptiles
• Are cold-blooded
(ectothermic)
• breathe with lungs
• most lay eggs,
although in some the
eggs hatch inside the
female
• have scales or plates. Skeleton of a snake
Galapagos tortoises are the oldest living animals on the Earth.
Some live for over 200 years.
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXvmq60JfX4
Eastern Glass Lizard is NOT a snake. It is a legless lizard. These are native
to the Darlington area, especially Mechanicsville.
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZT1ohLzBkQ&pla
ynext=1&list=PLC69F380E1363A94D
 Amphibians
• Are cold-blooded
(ectothermic); most can
breathe in water with gills
as young, and breathe on
land with lungs as adults;
go through
metamorphosis; lay jelly-
like eggs.
• The major groups of
amphibians are frogs,
toads, and salamanders.
 Amphibians
• Frogs and salamanders
have smooth, moist
skin, through which
they can breathe and
live part of their life in
water and part on land.
• Toads have thicker,
bumpy skin and live on
land.
-- One tiny poison
dart frog has
enough venom on
it’s skin to kill 100
humans.

They are the most

poisonous animals
on the face of the
Earth.
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SispCYjUTE
The alpine salamander shown here carries it’s babies for nearly 2 years. That’s
longer than any other animal on Earth.
 3-2-1
• 3 facts you learned
• 2 things you thought were interesting
• 1 question you still have
 Create an animal
• Create an imaginary animal that fits the
characteristics of either a reptile, amphibian
or fish.
• Draw the creature.
• Label the parts that make it a reptile,
amphibian or fish.
• Write a paragraph that names the animal and
tells about it’s life.