Welcome Year 8

Sit in your allocated seat, get out your equipment and

write the title and date, and
begin the starter.
10/13/21

Title: Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Starter: 5 MINS
Full sentences:
1) What is the difference
between vertebrates
and invertebrates.
2) List as many examples
of each as you can.
I will learn: ALL: Describe why we
How we classify different classify organisms.
species.

I will apply my MOST: Categorise different

learning by: organisms into different
groups.

Use Key words:

Taxonomy, SOME: Create a
classification, species dichotomous key.

I will evaluate my learning by:

Peer assessing others keys.
 We can classify animals into two main groups:

vertebrates invertebrates

Have a Do not
backbone have a
backbone
 We are going to use the x-ray machine to
see if some animals are vertebrates or
invertebrates

A BACKBONE

Vertebrates are animals that have:

NO BACKBONE
 Our first animal is a cat. Do you
think a cat is a vertebrate?

Click on the cat

to x-ray it!
 What about this fish? Do you
think a fish is a vertebrate?

Click on the
fish to x-ray it!
 What about this snail? Do you think a
snail is a vertebrate?

Click on the snail

to x-ray it!
 What about this dinosaur? Do you
think dinosaurs were vertebrates?

Click on the
dinosaur to x-
ray it!
What about this jellyfish? Do you
think a jellyfish is a vertebrate?

Click on the
jellyfish to x-ray
it!
 What about this eagle? Do you
think an eagle is a vertebrate?

Click on the eagle

to x-ray it!
What about this worm? Do you
think a worm is a vertebrate?

Click on the
worm to x-ray it!
 What about this frog? Do you
think a frog is a vertebrate?

Click on the frog

to x-ray it!
What about this person? Do you
think a human is a vertebrate?

Click on the
person to x-ray
them!
 Yes, a cat
has a
backbone,
so it is a
vertebrate

Click here to
carry on
Yes, a fish has
a backbone, Click here to
so it is a carry on

vertebrate
No, a snail has
no backbone,
so it is an
invertebrate

Click here to
carry on
 Yes, this
dinosaur had
a backbone,
so it was a
vertebrate

Click here to
carry on
No, a jellyfish has
no backbone, so it
is an
invertebrate

Click here to
carry on
Yes, an eagle has
a backbone, so it Click here to
carry on
is a vertebrate
 No, a worm has
no backbone,
so it is an
invertebrate

Click here to
carry on
 Yes, a frog has
a backbone, so
it is a
vertebrate

Click here to
carry on
Yes, a human
has a
backbone, so
it is a
vertebrate

Click here to
carry on
We can put vertebrates into 5 other groups:

mammals fish birds

reptiles amphibians
 Mammals are
vertebrates
They have a backbone
They have lungs
They are warm blooded and
have fur or hair on their bodies
They make milk to feed their
babies
They give birth to live babies.
e.g. humans, monkeys, zebras, dogs, mice, horses, cats,
elephants, whales, dolphins.
 Fish are
vertebrates
They have a backbone
They are cold blooded
They have fins
They use gills to
breathe
e.g., cod, eel, goldfish, trout, salmon,
sharks
 Birds are
vertebrates
They have a backbone
They are warm
blooded
They have feathers
They have beaks
They lay eggs.
e.g. Ostrich, chicken, pigeon, sparrow,
blackbird
 Reptiles are
vertebrates
They have back bones
They are cold blooded
They have scaly skin
They live on land
They have lungs for
breathing
They lay eggs.
e.g. snake, crocodile, alligator, dinosaur
Amphibians are
vertebrates
They have backbone
They are cold
blooded
They have slimy wet
skin,
They can live in
water and on land
They have lungs

e.g. Frogs, newts, toads

 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is warm and furry.

I feed my babies on milk.
I give birth to live babies.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is moist and smooth.

I lay eggs.
I like to live in or near water.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is warm and covered in feathers.

I lay eggs which hatch out into chicks.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is covered in hair, not feathers.

I feed my babies on milk.
I do not lay eggs.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is covered in dry scales.

I lay eggs.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is cold to touch and covered in scales.

I lay eggs.
I use gills to breathe with under water.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is moist and smooth.

I lay eggs.
I like to live in or near water.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

My body is covered in dry scales.

I lay eggs.
 What am I?
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile or amphibian?

If you stand very close to me, you will see my

body is covered in hair.
I feed my babies on milk.
 Invertebrates

Flatworms
Jellyfish Molluscs
Segmented
Starfish worms
Arthropods

Roundworms
 Literacy Focus:
To use key words.
Who am I?
With your partner.. Play a guessing game.

Think of a group of invertebrates and describe some

features to your partner. Your partner has to guess
what group of invertebrates you are by your
description...

E.G I am sometimes long, sometimes short, I live your

garden and love wet weather. I have a cylindrical
body that is separated into segments. Who am I?
Evaluate your work
Create a question about something you
have learnt today!

I will be choosing some of you to come

and ask the class.