NAME__________________________________________________DATE__________________

REPTILES VS. AMPHIBIANS
OBSERVATIONS:

1. Lizard skin:
Close your eyes and feel very carefully, write two words that describes what the lizard’s skin feels like. It feels_______________________________________________
and____________________________________________________.
Look very closely, write two words that describe what the lizard’s skin looks like up close. It looks___________________________and________________________________.

2. Salamander skin:
Close your eyes and feel very carefully, write two words that describe how a salamander’s skin feels. It feels_____________________________________________ and _________________________________________________________.
Look very closely, write two words that describe what a salamander’s skin looks like. It looks________________________________and________________________________.
 
3. Snake skin:
Close your eyes and feel very carefully, write two words to describe what a snake’s skin feels like. It feels__________________________________________________
and _______________________________________________.
Look very closely, write two words to describe how a snake’s skin looks up close. It looks______________________________and__________________________________.

4. Frog skin:
Close your eyes and feel very carefully, write two words to describe what a frog’s skin feels like. It feels____________________________________________________
and ________________________________________________.
Look very closely, write two words that describe what a frog’s skin looks like up close. It looks_______________________________and___________________________.                        5.Put these four animals into two groups by how their skin looks and feels:__________________________________and __________________________________ are alike, they are called amphibians.
__________________________________and __________________________________ are alike, they are called reptiles.
Subject: Science                                                                Grade: Third
Unit: Animals                                                                    Time: 45 min.
Lesson; #7

Amphibians vs. Reptiles. . . You Can Feel the Difference.
Objectives: SWBAT - Distinguish between a Lizard and an Amphibian by the look
   and feel of the animal’s skin.
            - List physical characteristics of both groups.
            - Identify examples of each group with 90% accuracy.
            - Draw a picture of an animal from each group that is      anatomically correct.
            - Demonstrate the ability to write scientifically correct
   observations.
Materials: Resin example of a snake, frog, salamander, and a lizard. Observation  sheet, blue science folder and crayons, and lizard and amphibian posters.
Advanced organizer: The book, Frogs, by Jean Gibbons.
Prompt: Make a comparison between the metamorphosis of the butterfly to that  of the frog.
Procedure: Teacher will break class into four groups, and give each group a resin  animal and an observation sheet. The students will have five minutes to  make observations about each animal. After 20 minutes the groups will  come back together as a whole and will discuss how they made their  observations to determine which animals were grouped together.
Closure: As a group, the class will come up with definitions of both animals.
Assessment: Draw a picture of an amphibian and a reptile in the blue science  folders and list characteristics of each.