Actividades para la unidad AICLE

1st season
Difference between vertebrates and invertebrates
Warming up
- Activities 1 and 2 Unidad ACICLE Animals. Invertebrates and Vertebrates (Individual
activities, 50 min with the general explanation of the unit)
1. Write 10 names of animals and think if they are vertebrates or invertebrates.
2. Classify the animals that you see in the slideshow into vertebrates or
invertebrates. Do the word search.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=2B3FF8AFF6664F7%21195

- Exercise 3 of Science Antillas, The six types of animals from elearning for kids. Spot
the vertebrates. (The big group, 10 min)
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/antilles-the-six-types-of-animals/

2st season
Fish, amphibians and reptiles
- 3 activitites from educaplay.com (The big group, 25 min with the explanation)
To study the parts of fish and reptiles and the characteristics of amphibians
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/756312/fish_parts.htm
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/582187/amphibians.htm
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/589081/reptiles___diagram.htm

- Activities 1 and 2 of the section FISH, activity 2 of the section AMPHIBIANS and
REPTILES of Unidad AICLE Vertebrates (Individual activities, 20 min)
Activities to study the characteristics of these vertebrates by filling the gaps or
marching the sentences.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=2B3FF8AFF6664F7%21195

- Watch the video about frogs metamorphosis and answer the questions. (Individual
activity, 15 min)
Questions:
What organs do tadpoles use to breathe? and frogs?
What kind of nutrition do tadpoles have? and frogs?
Do tadpoles have a tail? and frogs?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMs3waaW75g

3rd season
Birds and Mammals
- 5 activities from educaplay.com (The big group, 30 min with the explanation)
To study the parts of birds and mammals and their characteristics.
To increase the mammals vocabulary.
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/589074/birds___diagram.htm
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/814882/are_you_an_expert_at_birds_
.htm
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/589073/mammals___diagram.htm
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/742556/mammals.htm
http://en.educaplay.com/en/learningresources/1224792/animals___mammals_1.htm
- Activities 1 to 5 of the section MAMMALS and 1 of the section BIRDS of Unidad
AICLE Vertebrates (Individual activities, 30 min)
To go deeper in the study of mammals and birds.
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=2B3FF8AFF6664F7%21195

4th season
- Complete the table (40 min)

Vertebrate Skin Breathing Body Limbs Nutrition Reproduc

temperature tion
Fish through gills cold-blooded fins

Reptiles

1. To learn the new vocabulary and the characteristics: Complete the table
(Individual activity)
2. To be able to use the new vocabulary: Practice in pairs: each student has to say
short sentences to connect the concepts, e.g. The skin of a fish is smooth and is
covered with scales, fish breathe through gills...

- Final tasks (20 min)

Students work in pairs to explain the information that they found:
1. Look for information about a vertebrate that you like and explain to your partner
its body characteristics, where it lives and something curious about it. (Work in
pairs)
2. Do you know that there are some mammals that lay eggs? Look for an example
and explain it to the rest of the class. (optional activity)

5th season
Review (1h)
Computer season (in pairs)
1) Exercise 5 of Science Caribbean sea. Classifying animals.
To classify the vertebrates into the different groups.
2) Exercise 4 of Science Caribbean sea. Classifying animals.
To review the characteristics of birds and amphibians
3) Exercise 3 of Science Caribbean sea. Classifying animals.
To review the characteristics of mammals.
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/carribean-sea-classifying-animals/
4) Exercise 3 of Science Antilles. See animals and their habitats.
To classify animals into fish, reptiles and invertebrates
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/antilles-sea-animals-their-habitat/
5) Exercise 2 of Science Mexico. Animals Habitats.
To review the characteristics of vertebrates and learn their habitats
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/mexico-animal-habitats/
6) Exercise 4 of Science Nova Zembla Expedition. Habitats
To learn about adaptation
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/nova-zembla-expedition-habitats/
7) Exercise 2 of Science South Africa. Plants, Animals and Energy.
To review the animals nutrition
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/south-africa-plants-animals-and-
energy/
8) Exercise 1 of Science Loch Ness. Care of our environment.
To be conscious about the necessity of protecting animals and conserving the
environment.
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/science/lesson/loch-ness-care-for-our-
environment/
9) To review the characteristics of birds, amphibians and reptiles
http://LearningApps.org/watch?v=pvrw6jnj301 (Actividad diseñada por mi)