Marvelous Mammals

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Marvelous Mammals

• Kindergarten Curriculum Web
• By Jamie Evans
• Click on the arrow to begin

Teaching Guide
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What is a mammal?

• A mammal is an animal.
• Do you think that all animals mammals?

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Correct! Not every animal is a mammal.

• There are many different groups of animals.
  These groups include
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Birds
• Fish
• Arthropods
• Click on the tiger to learn more about the
  animal groups.

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What do we want to know about mammals?

• What makes an animal a mammal?
• What do mammals eat?
• Where do mammals live?
• Are humans mammals?
• Are there any exceptions?
• Click here to start the quiz

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What makes an animal a mammal?

• To be a mammal, the animal must
• have fur or hair
• breathe air
• have a backbone
• have live babies
• are warm blooded
• Click on the tiger to learn more.

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What do mammals eat? Like most animals, mammals
eat many things like
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Where do mammals live?Mammals live in
Click on the pictures to see animals that live in
that area.
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Are there any exceptions?

• Yes! Both the spiny anteater and the platypus
  are mammals, but they both lay eggs.
• spiny anteater platypus

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Here are some mammals that live in the
forest.
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Here are some mammals that live on the
plains and fields.
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Here are some mammals that live in the
water.
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Here are some mammals that live in the
dessert.
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Are humans mammals?
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Correct! Humans are mammals!

• Humans
• have fur
• breathe air
• have a backbone
• have live babies
• are warm blooded
• have live babies

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Is this a mammal?
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Correct!

• Cats
• have fur
• breathe air
• have a backbone
• have live babies
• are warm blooded
• Cats are mammals.
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Is this a mammal?
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Correct!

• Eagles
• do not have fur
• do not have live babies
• Eagles are not mammals.
• Next Question

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Is this a mammal?
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Correct!

• Dogs
• have fur
• breathe air
• have a backbone
• have live babies
• are warm blooded
• Dogs are mammals.
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Is this a mammal?
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Correct!

• Butterflies
• do not have fur
• do not have live babies
• do not have backbones
• are not warm blooded
• Butterflies are not mammals.
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Is this a mammal?
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Correct!

• Goldfish
• do not have fur
• do not have live babies
• do not have backbones
• are not warm blooded
• do not breathe air
• Goldfish are not mammals.

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Congratulations!

• You have worked very hard. See your teacher
  for the next Mammal Mission.
• Teachers Guide

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Teaching Guide

• Introduction
• Throughout the year, our kindergarten science
  curriculum focuses on animals. We learn how they
  look, feel, act, and sound. We learn about where
  they live and what they eat. We learn about the
  different classifications of animals and their
  lifecycles. We also introduce an array of
  vocabulary that revolves around this topic.
• Aim
• The aim of this curriculum web is to give the
  students the opportunity to learn about and view
  one of animal classifications, mammals, that
  kindergarten studies throughout the year.
• Rationale
• The rationale is to allow the students to
  experience information about mammals in a
  different context.

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Description of audience prerequisites
• Audience-This curriculum web is designed for
  kindergarten learners.
• Prerequisites-The students must be able to follow
  simple directions. They need to be able to work
  a mouse by pointing and clicking. Some
  background of animals would be beneficial.
• Description of Subject-Matter
• This curriculum web mostly addresses science.
  Other subjects such as technology, math, and
  reading also play a role in this curriculum web.

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Learning objectivesstandards
• This curriculum web meets the following learning
  standards
• 12AKnow and apply concepts that explain how
  living things function, adapt, and change.
• 12.A.1aIdentify and describe the component
  parts of living things (e.g. birds have feathers
  people have bones, blood, hair, skin) and their
  major functions.
• 12.A.1bCategorize living organisms using a
  variety of observable features (e.g. size, color,
  shape, backbone).
• 12.B.1a---Describe and compare characteristics
  of living things in relationship to their
  environment.

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Instructional plan
• As a class, make a list of animals.
• Compare the similarities and differences of the
  animals, use pictures if available.
• Introduce the term mammal.
• Discuss what the students believe a mammal is.
  Talk about possible examples. Try to figure out
  what they all have in common.

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Using the above information create a KWL chart.
  Make sure to add in the questions used throughout
  the curriculum web.
• What is a mammal?
• Are all animals mammals?
• What makes an animal be a mammal?
• What do mammals eat?
• Where do mammals live?
• Are humans mammals?
• Are there any exceptions?

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Begin a guided study of mammals using the
  curriculum web.
• Take the curriculum web one question at a time.
  Discuss the information and visit the websites
  included in the curriculum web as a class.
• After discussing all the questions, have the
  students individually take the curriculum web
  quiz found on the curriculum web.

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Follow up activities
• Activity 1-Read the book It Could Still be a
  Mammal By Alan Fowler. Then discuss.
• Activity 2-Have the students create a picture of
  a mammal and write/sound out the name of their
  animal on their own. When completed, have the
  students present their mammal picture to the
  class and add it to the class bulletin board.
• Activity 3-Have the students use Kid Pix computer
  software to complete animal habitats. The
  students will match animal stamps to the
  appropriate habitats. We will repeat this
  activity for each of the habitats.

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Teaching Guide cont.

• List of materials
• One computer per student or one computer for a
  small group of students
• Kid Pix software program
• Teaching guide
• Paper
• Pencils, crayons, markers, glue, scrap
  construction paper, scissors
• Pictures/posters of animals
• Books on animals, both fiction and nonfiction
• Internet access

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Teaching Guide cont.

• Plan for assessment and evaluation
• Self evaluation quiz on mammals
• Class participation in discussions and activities
  on mammals
• Have students use Kid Pix software program to
  classify mammals into the appropriate habitat
• Have students draw/create picture examples of a
  mammal

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Teaching Guide cont.

• REFERENCES
• The following sites are used as links within the
  curriculum web.
• http//facstaff.buffalostate.edu/beaverjf/mammals/
  tsld002.htm
• http//yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/speci
  es/3903.html
• http//www.animaltrial.com/platypus.html
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