Mr and Mrs Smiths Life Science: Mammals

Day 1

Topic Introduction to Mammals

Objectives

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Mammals: Eyewitness Video

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Resources

Day 2

Topic 10-7 What are mammals?

Objectives
Describe the characteristics of mammals.
List the three classes of mammals.
List the ten orders of mammals.
Recognize that mammals are endotherms.
Describe the diversity of adaptations that are found in mammals.
Explain that mammals produce milk, which is food for their young.
Make models to show how fat keeps a mammal warm.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Mammal Foldable Book
Page Titles:
Characteristics of Mammals
Kinds of Mammals
Monotremes
Marsupials
Placental
Mammal Order
Amazing Mammals

  Characteristics of Mammals
              Warm-blooded
                      Body hair
                      4 chambered heart
                      Highly developed brain and nervous system
                      Mammary glands

   Mammal Groups: Classified by the way they reproduce
                             Monotremes (egg-laying)
                             Marsupials (pouched)
                             Placental (develop more fully within the female)

Mammal Group Examples

Egg-laying	Pouched	Placental
Duckbill platypus	Anteater	Cows
Spiny Anteater	Bandicoot	Humans
	Echinda	Monkey
	Glider	Dog
	Kangaroos	Cat
	Koala Bear	Bat
	Opossums	Lion
	Tasmanian Devil	Elephant
	Tiger Cat
	Wombat

Globe Fearon 10-7 What are mammals? pp. 242-243
10-7 What are mammals? pp. 206-207

Animal Groups Matching

TEC

Prentice Hall 14-1, 14-2, 14-3 Mammals pp.363-371

Resources
Mammal Information: Mr & Mrs Smith's Life Science

Day 3

Topic Mammal Milk & Gestation Periods

Objectives

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Nutritional Content of Milk

Kind of Mammal	% Fat In Milk	% Protein In Milk
Cow	3.5	3.1
Goat	3.5	3.1
Human	4.5	1.1
Camel	4.9	3.7
Sheep	5.3	5.5
Water buffalo	10.4	5.5
Reindeer	22.5	10.3
Whale	35.0	13.0

Show kids how to make butter in a baby food jar using cream.

Gestation Periods

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Day 4

Topic Mammal Characteristics

Objectives
Identify ten placental mammal orders.
Compare mammal sizes and skills.
Describe three mammal record holders.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework

Mammal Orders

Flying	Bats
Toothless	Anteater, Nine-banded Armadillo, Sloth
Insect-eating	Hedgehog, Pygmy Shrew, Star-nosed mole
Gnawing	Nutria, Porcupine, Chipmunk
Rodentlike	Rabbits, hares, and Pikas
Aquatic	Manatee, Whales
Trunknosed	African & Asian Elephants
Carnivorous	Lions, Tigers, Bears, Dogs
Hoofed	Pigs, Cows, Deer, and Horses (Even & Odd Toed)
Primates	Gibbon, Orangutan, Baboons, Monkeys, Humans

   For the Record Naturescope Amazing Mammals Part 1 page 6,7, & 19.
              Kids need page 19

   Mammal Characteristics & Correction
              Use Prentice-Hall Text as reference.

TEC

Prentice Hall 14-4 Placental Mammals pp. 371-380

Resources
Animal Group Terms

Day

Topic Animal Teeth

Objectives
Introduce terms, herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
Explain the different types of teeth and their function.
Examine teeth and predict the type of diest the animal would eat.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Wildlife Skull Activities Use as introduction. 3 animals skulls to identify and discuss.

Nutrition Identify animals as herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore by the type of teeth and pattern they have.

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Day 6

Topic Prehistoric Mammals

Objectives
Describe several prehistoric mammals.
Compare prehistoric mammals with their modern relatives.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Correct Mammal Characteristics & Correction

Mammals, Past and Present Naturescope Amazing Mammals Part 1
Pages 16-18, 22-24, and 68 Kids need 22-24, and 68.

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Resources

Day 7

Topic Game about mammal life

Objectives
Compare the family life of several mammals.
Describe several ways mammal babies differ.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Family Password
Naturescope Amazing mammals Part1 page 31-32

a. Write animal names on board

Giraffe	gray wolf	cougar	bottle-nosed dolphin
black bear	African elephant	nine-banded armadillo	fruit bat
whitetail deer	human	Virginia opossum	red kangaroo
duck-billed platypus	leopard seal	killer whale

             b. Use Password Clues p.32
             c. Start with Clue #1 and ask first table if they have a guess. A wrong guess helps
                 other teams. If they are correct they earn 5 points. Clue #2--4 points and so on.
             d. Continue with other animals.

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Day 8

Topic Horns & Antlers

Objectives
Describe the difference between horns and antlers.
Define grazer and browser.
Explain some of the ways mammals use their horns and antlers.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
   Horns and Antlers
Naturescope Amazing Mammals Part 2 page 30-32
             a. Pass out page 32.
             b. Horn Information:
                   Horn is a slow growing permanent bone, covered by a thin layer of hard material.
                   Horns are usually not branched.
              c. Ask? Which animals have horns? bighorn sheep, bison, markhor, impala
                                                                      musk ox, and cape buffalo
              d. Antler Information:
                  Antlers are made of bone, but they are fast growing.
                  Antlers are not permanent.
                  Animals that have antlers shed them and grow a new set each year.
                  Antlers are often elaborately branched.
               e. Go over the questions and answers page 31.

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Day 9

Topic Bats and Rodents

Objectives
Discuss bat trivia.
Give an example of a rodent.
Describe where rodents live and how it is adapted to its habitat.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
A Bat Like That Naturescope Amazing Mammals Part 2 pages 36, 37, and 42
             a. List these words and phrases on the chalkboard. Answer: All, Some, or None
                   black or brown
                   warm-blooded
                   larger than a mouse
                   eat insects
                   hang upside down
                   make sounds people can't hear
                   eat fish
                   orange
                   walk on the ground
                   suck blood
                   swim
                   hibernate
                   cold-blooded
                   migrate
                   nest in people's hair
                   active at night
                   spread rabies
                   make sounds people can hear
                   live more than 30 years
                   eat fruit
               b. Pass out page 42 and go over the questions and answers. (page 37)
               c. Go back to the list and check to see how many each group got correct.

   Great Rodent Expedition Naturescope Amazing mammals Part 2 p.49-50, & 52
              a. Pass out page 52
              b. Use the clues on page 50 and start by giving the first table a clue.
              c. If their correct, they earn as many points as there are clues. Wrong..go to next
                   table.
              d. Continue for all the animals.

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Day 10

Topic Tricky Tracks

Objectives
Identify mammal tracks.
Solve snowy track mysteries.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Mammal Walking
plantigrade: flatfooted; whole foot, from toe to heel, rests on the ground; Bears, gibbons, and humans
digitigrade: toe walkers; Cats, dogs, wolves, foxes
ungulates: toenail walkers

TOES ON ANIMALS

One Toe (hoof)	Two Toes	Three Toes	Five Toes
Horses	Giraffes	rhino	elephant
donkeys	deer
zebras	antelope
	sheep
	goats
	cattle

Tricky Tracks

1	Hand out Animal Tracks
2	Animal tracks tell how the structure of the foot is adapted to the animal’s habitat, lifestyle and locomotion. Animals have different kinds of feet which may tell you about where they live, how they move and how they catch their food.
3	Explain and discuss each of the animal tracks:
4	All feet are adapted from an original five-digit (toed) foot.
5	Some animals are flatfooted. The whole foot, from toe to heel, rests on the ground (plantigrade). Bears, gibbons, and humans are some examples of flat-footed animals. A polar bear's foot is flat. It also has sharp claws and fur on the bottom to help it walk on the ice and snow.
6	Cats, dogs, wolves, foxes, and some other animals walk on their toes. They are toe walkers (digitigrade). This kind of walking is good for silent stalking and fast running. "How do you run?" Do you run faster when you run on your toes or when you try to run flatfooted?" Cat feet and dog feet both have claws, but those of a cat are sharp, retractable (able to be drawn back in) and good for grabbing prey. Dog claws are blunt, cannot be drawn back in, and are good for digging and scratching.
7	Some animals are toenail walkers (ungulates). Many of these animals need speed to escape predators. These animals walk on the very tips of their toes.
8	Horses, donkeys, and zebras have only one toe on each foot. Each toe is encased in a hard nail or hoof.
9	Giraffes, deer, antelope, sheep, goats, and cattle stand on two toes on each foot. They have a split or cloven hoof.
10	The rhino has three toes on each foot.
11	The elephant has five toes. The elephant and the rhino walk on the tips of their toes, but they have big pads of flesh on their feet which cushion their heavy steps.
12	Animals that spend a lot of time in the water have webbing between their toes or they have flippers instead of feet.
13	River otters have webbed feet.
14	Seals and sea lions have flippers to help them swim through the water. They are able to move much faster and easier in the water than on land.
15	Tricky Tracks Naturescope Amazing Mammals Part 1 page 45-47, 50-52 Kids need 50-52
16	List animals on board. Raccoon, Whitetail deer, Snowshoe hare, Beaver, Red fox, Skunk, Weasel, Red Squirrel, Black bear, House cat, Muskrat, Porcupine
17	Pass out Tricky Tracks Part 1 and identify tracks using reference books.
18	Check correctness of answers. Everyone needs correct answers for nest part.
	Pass out Snow Scene Part 2 and Tricky Track Questions . Answer questions using Part 1.

TEC

Resources
What Happened Here? Use Track Identification Guide to help with 4 different track scenes.

Day 11

Topic 10-8 How do animal embryos develop

Objectives
Recognize how the development of mammals differs from that of other animals.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework

Animal Reproduction Vocabulary
Egg: female reproductive cell
Sperm: male reproductive cell
Fertilization: joining of the nuclei of the male and female reproductive cells
Gestation: time it takes an embryo to fully develop inside its mother's body

Globe Fearon 10-8 How do animals embryos develop? pp. 246-247
10-8 How do animals embryos develop? pp. 208-209

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Globe Fearon 10-8 How do animals embryos develop? pp. 208-209

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Day 12

Topic 10-9 What are innate and learned behaviors?

Objectives
Describe innate and learned behaviors.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
Behavior Vocabulary
Innate Behavior: behavior an animal is born with
Instinct: innate behavior that animals perform correctly the first time
Learned Behavior: behavior an animal practices and learns

Globe Fearon 10-9 What are innate and learned behaviors? pp. 248-249

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Globe Fearon 10-9 What are innate and learned behaviors? pp. 248-249

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Day 13

Topic 10-10 What are social behaviors?

Objectives
Describe social behaviors.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework

Globe Fearon 10-10 What are social behaviors? pp. 250-251

TEC

Globe Fearon 10-10 What are social behaviors? pp. 250-251

Resources

Activities Investigations Art Resources Web Sites

BATS

Bats Bat Anatomy and adaptation.

Bat WebQuest Print out and use this bat worksheet as you go to bat sites research information.

Echo the Bat Read the story about Echo.

What's Your Batting Average?: What Do You Know About Bats

BEARS

Bear Fingerprints Worksheet

Going on a Bear Hunt There are eight kinds of bears found throughout the world. You are going to select one kind of bear and learn all about it. Use this worksheet for your answers.

Polar Bear Fact Sheet A fact sheet lists important information without the use of paragraphs and long explanations. Use the topics and the Web addresses at the bottom of the worksheet to create your own polar bear fact sheet.

Bears, Bears, Bears

Bears in Trouble

Giant Panda Giant pandas are black and white bears that live in temperate-zone bamboo forests in central China. Among the best recognized—but rarest—animals in the world, they have come to symbolize endangered species and conservation efforts.

Grizzly Bear Facts The brown bear (known as the grizzly in the Lower 48 states) is a large predator distinguished from black bears by a distinctive hump on the shoulders, a dished profile to the face, and long claws about the length of a human finger.

Polar Bear Facts

Three Bear Face Off Students play a game to familiarize themselves with the similarities and differences between three different kinds of bears. Black, grizzly, and polar.

What Makes a Bear a Bear? Comparison of the Florida Panther and the Florida Black Bear. Comparison of their skulls. Bear skeleton. Fact sheets on both. Make a bear skull.

BEAVER

Giant Beaver:Castorides

BUFFALO

Bison Evolution

Buffalo History

Buffalo Stories authentic stories

Buy a Buffalo $600

Steppe Bison

Steppe Bison 2

CAMEL

A-Z of Camels

Camelops hesternus Picture

Western Camel

CHEETAH

Cheetah Coloring Book

DEER

Megaloceros "Irish Elk" 7 feet tall

Megaloceros Fact File Megaceros (=Megaloceros) giganteus (meaning "gigantic large horn"), is the prehistoric Irish elk (more closely related to the fallow deer than the elk). It was the biggest deer that ever lived; it was over 10 feet (3 m) tall and had enormous antlers 11 feet (3.3 m) across (the largest of any deer). These antlers were shed yearly. Megaceros dates from the late Pleistocene (from 1.5 million to 2,500 years ago). Large herds of these mammals lived in what is now Europe and western Asia. It was preyed upon by giant cats and wolves and it was hunted by early humans. Class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Cervidae.

DOGS

Evolution of the Dog 40 mya to present

Virtual Dog If you don't take care of this dog he doesn't die, he runs away

ELEPHANT

Elephant Anatomy Internal organs of a female African elephant.

All About Elephants

Elephant Evolution 50 mya to present

Primelephus The first elephant

GIRAFE

Evolution of the Giraffe Neck via Sexual Selection

The Girafe's Short Neck

GORILLA

From the Teeth of the Dragon

Gigantopethicus Gigantopithecus was the largest primate that ever walked the Earth. He would have risen 9 to 10 feet high if he choose to stand up on only his hind legs, and probably weighed about 600 lbs

GROUNDHOGS

Map Reading Use Map Questions and the official Groundhog Day Festivities Map to answer the questions.

Read a Table Use the Groundhog Day Predictions table, a record of the history of Phil's predictions to answer Groundhog Predictions Table Questions.

Project Groundhog Day Keep track of temperature and weather for 6 weeks after Groundhog's Day Teacher Resources for Project Student Weather Charts

Groundhog's Day Activities

Punxsutawney Phil's Story The story offers many interesting details about the history of this world-renown, annual media event that each year draws thousands of people to Punxsutawney.

Groundhogs at Hoghaven

Official Groudhog's Day Web Site

HORSE

Dawn Horse

Evolution of the Horse Hyracotherium, Mesohippus, Merrychippus, Pliohippus, Equus
Religious disagreement with the evolution of the horse.

Hyracotherium This small dog-sized animal represents the oldest known horse. Hyracotherium is better known as "eohippus" - which means "the dawn horse." The name also refers to the fact that it lived during the Eocene.

Hyracotherium and other Fossil Horses Clickable skull diagram

Hyracotherium Facts First true horse.

KANGAROOS

Ancient Kangaroo Lived: 1,600,000 - 40,000 years ago (Pleistocene)

Procoptodon goliah

MAMMALS

Animal Report Use this form as an aid to help you make a report on a mammal. Be sure to include a picture of your mammal.

Animal Specific Vocabulary What's the group called? What is the name for the male or female? What are their babies called? Do some research and fill in the chart.

Mammal Orders Choose the animal that doesn't belong with the other two and identify the order by description.

Mammals Order Chart Print out the chart. Identify the order the animal belongs to. List the characteristics or traits that put it in this group. Name other members of the order.

North Woods Mammal Coloring Book

Animal Group Terms

Mammal Information: Mr & Mrs Smith's Life Science Our page about mammals.

Marine Mammal Pictures Historic National Marine Fisheries. Neat Old Pictures of Sea Lions, Sea Cows, Whales, and Seals

Animal Information Database If you need quick information and facts about animals, this Sea World site is the place to go!

Ice Age Mammals During the last Ice Age, there were many large, interesting mammals, like the saber-toothed cats, giant ground sloths, mastodons, and mammoths.

Mammals of Aquatic Illinois Illinois Department of Conservation site.

Mammilia A University of Michigan web site. Includes characteristics and list of orders of mammals.

UCMP Hall of Mammals Those hairy, milk-producing, warm-blooded animals that you have seen all of your life are mammals. A University of California Museum of Paleontology site.

Wild About Illinois Organisms and Ecosystems Click on an animal to learn about it.

Wild About Mammals Links to different mammals from the Illinois Department of Conservation site.

MAMMOTH

How to Draw a Mammoth page 7

Origin and Evolution of Mammoths

MANATEE

Manatees and Dugoongs Kids Only Coloring Book

Manatees an Educator's Guide Manatees are found in shallow, slow-moving rivers, bays, estuaries, and coastal water ecosystems. They can live in fresh, brackish, or salt water. These habitats provide them with sheltered living and breeding areas, a steady, easily obtainable food supply, and warm water - all of which manatees need to survive.

Fossil Sea Cow

Introduction to Sirenia

Manatee 13 feet and 3000 pounds.

Manatee Adaptations At this web site you will discover how long a manatee can stay under water without taking a breath and how much time elapses between breaths when a manatee is resting.

Manatee: Trichechus manatus Massive, torpedo-shaped, nearly hairless aquatic mammal.

Manatees Sea Cows, Dugoongs, and Manatee information.

Order Sirenia

West Indian Manatee Can you imagine how the skin of a manatee would feel? Why is keeping warm a big problem for these animals? Read this web page to discover the answer to these questions and learn many other interesting facts. This page includes graphics and a map showing where manatees live.

West Indian Manatee Why do you think manatees are sometimes called sea cows? How do manatees escape from danger? Why does it take so long for the manatee population to increase? Discover what happens to manatees in waters with temperatures less than 60 degrees. Look for answers to these and other questions on this web page.

West Indian Manatee Sirenian International

MARSUPIALS

Opossum The opossum is North America's only marsupial.

Wallaroo Large, stocky, powerfully-built rock kangaroo. Wallaroos are distinguished from other kangaroos by their bare, black snout.

MOUNTAIN LIONS

Mountain Lions On the Move Description, Habits, Habitats, and Links

OREODONTS

White Springs Oreodont Sheep-like animal in western US 35-25 mya

PIGS

Warthogs and some related species

PINNIPEDS

Seals and Sea Lions

PRIMATES

African Primates See and hear information on chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys.

Gorilla Foundation-Koko's Kid Club Welcome to The Gorilla Foundation's web site made especially for kids! Here you will find all kinds of interesting facts about Koko and her pals - Michael and Ndume - and how you can help their gorilla friends who live in the wild.

Life of Mountain Gorillas The two main species of gorillas are the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla. The mountain gorilla is a subspecies of the eastern gorilla. For more information about their lives , check out this site.

QUIZZES & TESTS

Wolf Test

RHINOCEROUS

Balucatherium Gigantic hornless rhino 20-30 mya

Indricotherium

Indricotherium: The Beast of Buluchistan

SKELETON

Observing Vertebrate Skeletons 6 Page activity. Use a human skeleton to label vertebrate skeletons

SLOTHS

Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth Biogeography

Giant Sloth North Dakota 11,000 years ago

Megathirium

TIGERS

Ancient Cats Picture Poleiarius

Fossil Cats of Arizona

Prehistoric Cats

Tigers

TRACKS

What Happened Here? Use Track Identification Guide to help with 4 different track scenes. Similar to Naturescope's Trick Tracks.

WEBQUESTS

Prisoner or Protected? A web quest exploring the humanity of zoos.

WOLVES

What is the Value of Wolves Article about wolve reintroduction into Yellowstone Park

Gray Wolves, Gray Matter An OnLine learning environment where students examine real-world evidence and analyze current scientific controversies. Bring in any of the projects that you complete. You do have to register to participate in this class. It's Fun!!!! I tried it and I think you'll like it. You will also find links to other OnLine Learning classes here.

Scientific Classification of Wolves

Wolf Basics FAQ How big are wolves? How many pups do they have? How many species are there?

Wolf Facts

Wolf Families

Wolves At Our Door Information on Gray, Red, and White (Arctic) Teacher Resources DOL

Gray Wolf

Gray Wolf Time Line 1630-2004

Red Wolf Time Line 1768-2004

Wolf Predation on Ungulates (Hoofed Mammals) Each wolf in Minnesota eats 15-20 deer a year.

Mammal Extra Credit

Animal Characteristics

Animal Report Use this form as an aid to help you make a report on a mammal. Be sure to include a picture of your mammal.

Animals Scavenger Hunt Use the links at this site to answer the questions. Print out this worksheet for your answers. Neat activity!

Animal Specific Vocabulary What's the group called? What is the name for the male or female? What are their babies called? Do some research and fill in the chart.

Bat WebQuest Print out and use this bat worksheet as you go to bat sites research information.

Going on a Bear Hunt There are eight kinds of bears found throughout the world. You are going to select one kind of bear and learn all about it. Use this worksheet for your answers.

Mammal Orders Choose the animal that doesn't belong with the other two and identify the order by description.

Mammals Order Chart Print out the chart. Identify the order the animal belongs to. List the characteristics or traits that put it in this group. Name other members of the order.