Vertebrates and Invertebrates Sort
3rd grade vertebrates and invertebrates sort: place 14 animals by backbone and answer three questions on insects, oceans and people. Answer key included.
3rd Grade Animal Classification Worksheets
3rd grade animal classification worksheets: vertebrates and invertebrates, and the five groups of vertebrates (mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians) with their traits.
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The Five Groups of Vertebrates
3rd grade five groups of vertebrates: sort 15 animals into mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, then explain the bat and penguin. Answer key included.
Animal Group Traits Chart
3rd grade animal group traits chart: fill in body covering, breathing, birth and body temperature for five vertebrate groups from a word bank. Answer key.
Which Animal Group Am I?
3rd grade animal group riddles: eight three-clue riddles on mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects and spiders, plus a write-your-own page.
Tricky Animals Reading Passage
3rd grade science reading on tricky animals: a passage about a whale, a bat and a penguin with ten questions, a fact sort and an answer key.
Animal Classification Check
3rd grade animal classification check: circle invertebrates, name six animal groups, answer two trait questions and explain a dolphin. Answer key on page 2.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Sort animals into vertebrates and invertebrates by whether they have a backbone.”
“Place familiar animals, including insects and people, in the correct group.”
“Name the five groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.”
“Use traits such as fur, feathers and warm blood to explain why an animal belongs to its group.”
“Describe the body covering, breathing, birth and body temperature of each vertebrate group.”
“Use a completed chart to compare animal groups and name a group from its traits.”
“Match the traits of an animal to its group.”
“Write clues that describe an animal group accurately.”
RI.3.1
“Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.”
“Explain why a whale, a bat and a penguin belong to the groups they do.”
“Tell invertebrates from vertebrates.”
“Name the group of a familiar animal from its traits.”
“Explain with two reasons why a dolphin is a mammal.”
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