What is a Mammal

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What is a Mammal?

• Designed for 3rd grade science students
• Mrs. Legree

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A mammal is warm blooded animal with a backbone.

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Characteristics of Mammals

• Have hair
• Feed their young with milk
• Have a single lower jawbone
• Sweat to cool themselves off
• Mammary glands

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Lets Practice!
Is this a mammal?
Yes
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Continue Practicing

• Is this a mammal?

No
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Try this one

• Is this a mammal?

No
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Is this a mammal?
Yes
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Since we have had some practice I am now going to
give you a short quiz about mammals. You are
going to see a picture of an animal and you are
to decide which animals are mammals and which are
not. You will be choosing yes or no on your
worksheet. Try your best!!!
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Is this butterfly a mammal?
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Is a tiger a mammal?
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Is this panda bear a mammal?
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Is Nemo a mammal?
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How do you think you did?
Lets exchange papers with our neighbors and check
our answers!
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References

• www.enchantedlearning.com
• www.ecnca.org/animals/mammals/mammal_characteristi
  cs.htm
• http//www.qmw.ac.uk/ugbt991/mammals/week1slides/
  tsld012.htm
• I got all my pictures from www.google.com

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Answers