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There are animals everywhere.There are so many that we classify them.We are going to investigate about the group of animals with backbones.We call this group vertebrates.The big group of vertebrates is subdivided into five different groups. Look above and find their names.
Done?
I have two questions for you.What are the things  ALL the animals in a group have in common?. How do we know in which one of the groups to classify a vertebrate?

Be a "detective" and find it

Find out why vertebrates belong to one of the five groups
Visit web sites to find information. CLICK ON THE PICTURES AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
Ask your teacher to give you  one form to write your findings on(data form)
Write your conclusions on a second form (ask your teacher for it)
Evaluate your work
Check others' work, complete your data form .
 

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Work with a partner.You have to look at least for the data of two animals from one of the groups(two mammals, two anfibians, two birds etc) and complete the form with them.The teacher will tell you the group you will have to work with.
Share your findings with other pairs in the class and complete your form with the data they will give you.Give them your data too!
At the end you must have the form completed ( data of ten animals, two from each of the five groups)

Write down your conclussions in the second form.

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You are going to evaluate your own work so,be honest!.

Your papers must be organised and the conclusions written down.(a short report)

Compare your conclusions with these possible answers

Was your work accurate? (10 points=very accurate/ 5 points=just accurate/1 point=no accurate at all)
Was your writing clear and clean? (10 points very clear&clean/5 ponts= not very clear&clean/1 point=no clear,no clean)
Have you finished on time?(10 points=yes/5 points=no)
Have you worked well with your partner?(10 points=very well/5 points=just well/1 point=we couldn't work together)
 

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