GRADE 5
Name:
There are many different types of animals. We can sort these animals into two
groups:
• Animals without backbones
• Animals with backbones
Animals without backbones
Animals without backbones are called invertebrates. Look at the pictures of the
invertebrates below.
butterfly
ant
worm
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Animal types
grasshopper
snail
crab
millipede
spider
scorpion
Some invertebrates have soft bodies like a worm and millipede. Some have hard
outer skins like a crab and grasshopper. Some have shells like snails.
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The animals below also have backbones.
frog
bird
fish
cat
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Animals with backbones
Animals that have backbones are called vertebrates. Humans are a vertebrates
because they have a backbone.
dolphin
ACTIVITY 1
Fatima, a radiographer, took some
interesting x-rays of five animals. Look at
these x-rays carefully and decide which
animals are vertebrates and which are not.
DID YOU
KNOW?
A radiographer
takes x-rays of
people and animals to
see the bones inside
their bodies.
Lion
bird
earthworm
shark
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scorpion
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GRADE 5
Classify the animals below into: Vertebrate/invertebrate groups, then into a
subgroup, then by the name of the animal. (Cut out the pictures and paste them to
the chart). Use the words from the word bank to help you identify the animals.
Word Bank
ANIMAL SUBGROUPS
• Mammal
• Bird
• Reptile
• Dinosauria
• Fish
• Amphibian
• Insect
• Snail
• Crustacean
• Worm
• Centipede / Millipede
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ANIMAL NAMES
• Dragonfly
• Earthworm
• Thousand leg
• Brown spider
• Protoceratops
• Duck
• Conch
• Snake
• Raccoon
• Lobster
• Frog
• Catfish
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ACTIVITY 2
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Major group:
Subgroup:
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Pictures
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Grade 5 Term 1: Natural Science and Technology: Animal types
Name:
GRADE 5
ACTIVITY 1
Fatima, a radiographer, took some interesting x-rays of five animals. Look at these
x-rays carefully and decide which animals are vertebrates and which are not.
Lion: vertebrate
scorpion: invertebrate
earthworm: invertebrate
bird: vertebrate
shark: vertebrate
ACTIVITY 2
Classify the animals below into: Vertebrate/invertebrate groups, then into a
subgroup, then by the name of the animal. (Cut out the pictures and paste them to
the chart). Use the words from the word bank to help you identify the animals.
Name:
Dragonfly
Major group:
Invertebrate
Subgroup:
Insect
Name:
Earthworm
Major group:
Invertebrate
Subgroup:
Worm
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Memorandum
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Name:
Raccoon
Major group:
Vertebrate
Subgroup:
Mammal
Name:
Snake
Major group:
Vertebrate
Subgroup:
Reptile
Name:
Protoceratops
Major group:
Vertebrate
Subgroup:
Dinosauria
Name:
Thousand leg
Major group:
Invertebrate
Subgroup:
Millipede/Centipede
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Name:
Lobster
Major group:
Invertebrate
Subgroup:
Crustacean
Name:
Conch
Major group:
Invertebrate
Subgroup:
Mollusk/snail
Name:
Brown spider
Major group:
Invertebrate
Subgroup:
Mollusk/snail
Name:
Catfish
Major group:
Vertebrate
Subgroup:
Fish
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Name:
Duck
Major group:
Vertebrate
Subgroup:
Bird
Name:
Frog
Major group:
Vertebrate
Subgroup:
Amphibian
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