Grade 4 Links- Life Science - Vertebrates
Overarching Question: Why is adaptation necessary for survival?
Vertebrates are classified according to their unique characteristics.
Vertebrates Index
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/AnimalIndexV.htm

Vertebrates
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/

The Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Adult help may be needed.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
Animal Kingdom
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm

Vertebrates' survival is dependent on their behaviors and physical characteristics.
Lots of Vertebrates
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/animals.html

Natural Selection
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/

Vertebrate Flight
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/enter.html

Animal Comparisons
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/AnimalComp/AnimalComparison.htm

Animal Kingdom
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Animals.htm
Animal Adaptation
http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/animal/
Animal Adaptation to Polar Habitat
http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/polar_regions/animal_life/index.cfm
Animal Survival in the Desert
http://www.desertusa.com/animal.html
Warm and Cold-Blooded
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/ir_zoo/

Environmental changes affect vertebrate behavior and physical characteristics which enable survival.

Classroom of the Future - Adaptation
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/adapt.html

Desert Animal Survival
http://www.desertusa.com/survive.html

Structural and Behavioral Adaptations
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep1.htm

Vertebrates have observable life cycles.

All about Frogs
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/

Vertebrates - Life Cycle
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/lifecycles.shtml

Every organism is a link within a food chain and its absence may disrupt that chain.
Food Chain
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/FoodChain/FoodChain.htm

Food Chain
http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/

Decomposers and Scavengers
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep11.htm

Animal behavior can affect the delicate balance of an ecosystem.

Population Factors
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep12.htm

Natureworks - Ecosystems
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwepecosystems.htm

Inside the Animal Mind
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/animalmind/emotion.html

Hibernation & Migration
http://www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/hibernationetc/hibermigradapt.htm

eNature - Mammals
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=5


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