tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36110712412410909062011-07-07T23:01:12.731-07:00Vinnyrachshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06888042614255333766noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611071241241090906.post-17365651625128932782009-06-15T08:07:00.000-07:002009-06-15T08:22:11.512-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VxX4QckitNo/SjZnCzbjmdI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ioZmZg8nbus/s1600-h/Birds.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347574905412229586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VxX4QckitNo/SjZnCzbjmdI/AAAAAAAAAAc/ioZmZg8nbus/s400/Birds.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Can you pick out the birds in this picture?</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3611071241241090906-1736565162512893278?l=std2groupinganimals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vinnyrachshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06888042614255333766noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611071241241090906.post-9660009038718065682009-06-15T06:49:00.000-07:002009-06-15T08:07:30.244-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Similar animals can be grouped together. </span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">The five main groups of animals are.</span><br /><br /><ol><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Birds </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Fishes </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Amphibians </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Reptiles</span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Mammals</span></li></ol><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Birds</span></strong><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">All birds have feathers, a beak and two legs. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Birds are warm-blooded. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Some birds cannot fly.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Most birds also have streamlined bodies and hollow bones to help them fly. </span></li></ul><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Fishes</span></strong><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Most fishes have gills, fins and scales. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Fishes are cold-blooded. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">They breathe through gills. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">The scales protect the fish and enable it to swim smoothly through the water. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">The fins help the fish to swim and maintain balance in water.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Amphibians</span></strong><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Amphibians can live both on land and in water. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Amphibians are cold-bloded. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">The young breathe through gills and the adults breathe through lungs or skin.</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Reptiles</span></strong><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Reptiles, except snakes, have four legs and a tail. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Reptiles are cold-blooded animals. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">All reptiles breathe through their lungs. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">They have dry and scaly skin. </span></li></ul><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Mammals</span></strong><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Most mammals are covered with hair. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Mammals are warm-blooded animals. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Mammals breathe through their lungs. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Most mammals give birth to live young. </span></li><li><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Female mammals produce milk to feed their young.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Can you now look for animals around your home or at the zoo that you can place in these groups?</span></p><p><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3611071241241090906-966000903871806568?l=std2groupinganimals.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vinnyrachshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06888042614255333766noreply@blogger.com0