Identifying Animals Today we will be... Identifying and comparing common UK birds and reptiles. www.planbee.com
What is similar and what is different about these two animals? www.planbee.com
Which do you think is the bird, which is the reptile? www.planbee.com
This is This is a type a robin. of snake called It is a an adder. It is bird. a reptile. www.planbee.com
A bird has feathers, wings and a beak. They are warm-blooded and lay eggs. Most birds can fly. Birds are vertebrates . This means they have backbones. www.planbee.com
A reptile has dry, scaly skin. They are cold-blooded vertebrates . Most reptiles lay eggs. Reptiles can be snakes, lizards, crocodiles, turtles or tortoises. www.planbee.com
Can you remember any characteristics that birds and lizards share? What was the same ? www.planbee.com
Can you remember any characteristics that birds and lizards did not share? What was different ? www.planbee.com
Did you find more similarities or differences? We are going to play a game now. Can you guess if the animals we describe are birds or reptiles? www.planbee.com
Is this a bird or a reptile? It lays eggs. It is warm-blooded. It likes to eat insects and worms. It has feathers. www.planbee.com
It was a bird! This bird is a blackbird. www.planbee.com
Is this a bird or a reptile? It has dry, scaly skin. It is cold-blooded. It lives near water and eats frogs and toads. It lays eggs. www.planbee.com
It was a reptile! This reptile is a grass snake. www.planbee.com
Is this a bird or a reptile? It has dry, scaly skin. It is cold-blooded. It likes to hide under things. It eats slugs and worms. www.planbee.com
It was a reptile! This reptile might look like a snake, but it is a limbless lizard called a slow worm. www.planbee.com
Plenary Which of these statements isn’t true? Birds have feathers. Birds have arms. Birds lay eggs. www.planbee.com
Which of these statements isn’t true? Reptiles have dry, scaly skin All reptiles have legs. Reptiles have a backbone. www.planbee.com
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