Transcript The Mystery Plant/Animal Game (Classification Exercise)

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By Abe L. Curtis
Which game do
you want to play?
Follow the
Dichotomous
Key!
Who am I?
There are 2 worksheets that go with this game. One is the “Animal Key” and the other is the “WAI” worksheet.
This game requires that participants have the “Animal Key” worksheet
Which animal do you want to follow?
Bear
Beaver
Duck
Eagle
Jackrabbit
Tortoise
Snake
Carp
Trout
Toad
Salamander
Worm
Snail
Spider
Centipede
Ant
Bee
Organism
Plant
Animal
Plant
Deciduous
Coniferous
Deciduous Plant
– Bark Color
White/Light
Dark
Deciduous Plant
–Dark Bark Color
Fat and Lobed
Long and Thin
White/Light
Bark
Toothed
Smooth and
round
Leaf/Needle
Single
Clustered
Animal
Vertebrate
Invertebrate
Vertebrate
Reptile
Mammal
Bird
Fish
Amphibian
Mammal Characteristics:
Warm blooded
Fur or hair
Live birth
Large brains
Mammal
Desert
Wetland
Forest
http://wildlife.utah.gov/wr/0706desert/0706desert.pdf
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E
Bird Characteristics:
Warm blooded
Hatch from eggs
Feathers
Two legs
Two wings
Bird
To eat plants
To eat meat
A
B
C
D
E
Aquila rapax
A
B
C
D
E
Reptile Characteristics:
Cold blooded
Hatch from eggs
Scales cover their bodies
Hard Shell
Reptile
Poisonous
venom
F
G
H
I
J
P
Q
Fish Characteristics:
Cold blooded
Breathe through gills
Scales cover their bodies
Worms and
insects
Fish
Plants and
dead fish
F
G
H
I
J
F
G
H
I
J
Amphibian Characteristics:
Cold blooded
Start life with gills that change to lungs
Hatch from eggs
Amphibian
Hops/Jumps
Runs/Walks
F
G
H
I
J
F
G
H
I
J
Invertebrate
Legs
No legs
Invertebrate
Shell
No Shell
K
L
M
N
O
K
L
M
N
O
Insect Characteristics:
Cold-blooded
Six legs
Three body sections
Invertebrate
Insect
Arthropod:
Cold-blooded
Six or more legs
Other Type of
Arthropod
Arthropod
Plants
Bugs
K
L
M
N
O
K
L
M
N
O
Insect
Nectar
Leaves
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q