Science:
Last week, we got to do a science experiment with Meal Worms! (P.S. Ms. Race did not enjoy having all those meal worms in her room but she survived!) We even got the chance to get them out and play with them! We measured them in length, counted their legs, and now we are waiting on them to cocoon and become a black beetle. A few of us have had the chance to take ours home so we are watching from home!
This week, we dove right into the Animal Kingdom! We are looking at vertebrates and invertebrates. Here is your question to answer....
Are there more vertebrates or invertebrates???
(Feel free to comment below if you know the answer)
As we learn more this week we will try to get you posted but here are a few fun educational questions for you to see if you can answer and we don't have the answers....
1. How long does it take a Meal Worm to cocoon?
2. If there are more invertebrates or vertebrates...how many more of the one with the most are there in our world today? Is there a big difference in the number of each?
3. How long is the average Meal Worm?
4. How many different types of vertebrates exist?
5. How many invertebrates are cold-blooded?
We hope you are able to help us out! Please come visit our blog weekly and check out what we are learning!!!
Have a great week!
I don't know all the answers to all of these questions, because these are very good research questions. One question I do know the answer to is, "How many invertebrates are cold-blooded?" The answer is, all of them. All invertebrates are cold-blooded, which means they cannot regulate their own body temperature.
ReplyDeleteThere is a really neat chart to use when answering the question, "How many different types of vertebrates exist?' I can't paste a picture of the taxonomy chart, but you can look it up online. I do know that the 5 most well-known classes of vertebrates are mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Look up the taxonomy chart though. See if you can find an animal that you know about, like a tiger, and find out what kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species it is classified as. It's pretty neat!
Invertebrates are awesome creatures. They estimate (I don't think anyone knows exactly how many there are) there are tens of millions of invertebrates. Most of them are insects. Invertebrates are ectotherms which means cold blooded.
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ReplyDeleteMrs. Collins' class says there are more invertebrates than vertebrates. Invertebrates make up 97% of all animals.
Question 4: 5 classes of vertebrates. They are mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds.
Question 5: My class thinks invertebrates are cold-blooded.
Thanks everyone for your help! We truly appreciate it!
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