Classifying vertebrates and invertebrates

AimsBe able to classify animals into vertebrates and invertebrates

Be able to classify vertebrates in to the 5 groups

HomeworkRevise for end of topic exam after half

term

Starter

• Try to write a sentence that describes what an animals is

Vertebrate Invertebrate

Vertebrates and invertebrates

• A vertebrate is…..

• An invertebrate is….

5 types of vertebrate

What do you think the 5 types are?

In pairs try to decide which characteristics put animals into

each group

• Draw diagrams of an animal from each group and label the characteristics

Animal a-z

• Try and make and a-z of animals. Label each as vertebrate or invertebrate

• For the vertebrates say which group the animal belongs to