GRADE FIVE SCIENCE

Hello Boys and Girls, I trust that you are enjoying your holidays. There are lots of things to do and places to go during these holidays. Have lots of fun, and read, read, read. Continue to enjoy it.

Last week we looked at reptiles and we revised other types of animals that we had already looked at. Did you do well in completing the exercises? Did you check your answers with your friends?

This week we will begin to look at another type of animal. (Guess what class of animal we will look at.) For the past few weeks we have been finding out about different types of vertebrates. (Name some of them.) This week we will begin an exciting investigation of invertebrates. Can you name some invertebrates? How many have you named? Now name some that you see in your home and around your yard. How many did you come up with altogether?

Did your list include any of those in the picture below?

How many were you able to name? Great! There are so many different types of invertebrates. Did you know that 97% of the animal kingdom is made up of invertebrates? Oh yes.

Invertebrates exist everywhere. They can be found in the driest desert, the wettest rain forests, frozen areas, under the oceans, everywhere. You bat away that irritable fly. You catch that mosquito that keeps singing in your ear. You gaze at the spider spinning its web. You find worms in your garden soil. These are all invertebrates.

Invertebrates do not have a backbone. They are normally tiny slowmoving animals. They do not have lungs and reproduce in a simple fashion. Do you know that they also do not produce their own food?

There are several classes of invertebrates. Can you name a few?

The first type we will find out about is insects. Enjoy. insects. Read this poem about