Summary
Dr. Binocs explains that vertebrates are animals with a backbone and introduces the main groups. Good support for an animal-classification lesson.
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Discussion
Dr.
- What makes an animal a vertebrate?
- Name two groups of vertebrates.
- Touch your back — can you feel your backbone? Are you a vertebrate?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: vertebrate, backbone, spine, classify.
Try it: List three vertebrates and name the group each one belongs to.