Grade 6 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Grade 6 - Vertebrates and invertebrates

1. Determine the
characteristics
of vertebrates
and
invertebrates.

2. Why do we need to take
food supplements/
vitamins?
Can you cite healthful
habits in taking care of
our body?

8. Where I Belong
Place the pictures which you think they belong.
Use the table below. Choose one member as a
reporter.

11. Vertebrates Invertebrates
 
 
 
 
 

12. Vertebrates Invertebrates
 
 
 
 
 

13. Vertebrates are animals with back bone.

14. Five Classes of
Vertebrates
Mammals
 fishes
 reptiles
 amphibians
birds.

15. Mammals are the most
complex vertebrates animals.
They are warm blooded
animals with highly
developed brains, a four-
chambered heart, hair,
mammary glands, with
specialized teeth.

17. Fishes are vertebrate groups
with streamlined bodies
covered with scales. They
have fins and tail that enable
them to swim.

19. Reptiles have dry waterproof
scales as body covering.
They spend most of their
lives on land and lay eggs
with leathery shells.

21. Amphibians are group of
animals that begin their life in
the water and breathe through
their gills. They develop lungs
and are able to live on land.

23. Birds are warm blooded
vertebrates that lay eggs and
have feathers.

25. Vertebrate classes
Class Main features Examples
amphibiansmoist absorbent skin
frog, newt,
salamander
fish gills, wet scalesgoldfish, shark, cod
reptilesdry scales
crocodile, lizard,
snake
birds feathers, beaks owl, sparrow, ostrich
mammals fur, produce milk
rabbit, kangaroo,
human, dolphin

26. Invertebrates are animals
without backbone are called
invertebrates.

27. Arthropods
Mollusk
 Cnidarians
Flatworms
Echinoderms
Roundworms
Several groups of invertebrates.

31. FLATWORMS

33. ROUNDWORMS

39. Assessment
Direction: Identify if the following animals are invertebrate or
vertebrate. Write your answer in the ½ sheet of paper.
1. Dog
2. Grasshopper
3. Bee
4. Octopus
5. rat
. coral
7. flies
8. Cockroach

40. Essay
1.What is the difference between
vertebrates and invertebrates?
2.Why we need to take good care
the animals?

41. Assignment