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Animals for Kids: Vertebrates Back to Animals What are vertebrates? Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone or spinal column, also called vertebrae. These animals include fish, birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. A Natural Science Resource for Students and Educators indicates a section of the site that is available to subscribing members only. Not a member? Feel free to click on these links and view the samples we have made available.
The Classification of Vertebrates Kingdom - AnimaliaPhylum - Chordata more on Chordata Subphylum - Vertebrata Class Pisces - Fish Skin covered in scales Ectothermic, cold blooded Soft shelled eggs that must be laid in water External fertilization All members are fully aquatic Limbs modified into fins Gas exchange through gills The fish were the first evolved of the vertebrate groups first arising in the seas of the world around 530 million years ago. Even today there is no other group that rivals fish as the dominant large animals in the seas and freshwater regions of the world. Digital Library for Earth System Education Climate Change and Colorado's Future Climate change is real and it is occurring faster than originally predicted. In this video series, scientists explain how climate change is affecting the state of Colorado, while citizens share stories and solutions. One of the more recent videos features an interview with University of Colorado Boulder Professor Emeritus Al Bartlett on the "arithmetic of growth". A set of problem-based model lessons were developed by teams of middle and high school teachers with CU-Boulder scientists and science educators.
Animal Classes [in Spanish] © Contributed by Leanne Guenther No, animal classes are not like the classes people have at school! An animal class is made up of animals that are all alike in important ways. Scientists have grouped animals into classes to make it easier to study them. There are many different animal classes and every animal in the world belongs to one of them. Frozen Planet: Explore the polar regions Click on the image below to start exploring the Arctic and Antarctic. You can access geographic information provided by Arctic and Antarctic experts, watch videos of the wildlife in each region, and see important historical events as people explore the polar regions. Copyrighted image Credit: The Open University Launch Frozen Planet 9 Special thanks to British Antarctic Survey 10 for their assistance in developing this interactive map. Please note: If you've arrived at this page looking for our Frozen Planet poster, thank you for your interest, but unfortunately, demand for this item was very high and we have now exhausted our current supplies.
Swiffy As part of our transition of display ads to HTML5. the Swiffy Flash conversion tool is no longer available. We will continue to serve the Swiffy runtimes, so any files you have already converted will continue to play. Today more consumers are using the web in HTML5 compatible environments than Flash-compatible environments. What Is In The Amazon Rainforest: Animals, Birds, Plants & People What Is In The Amazon Rainforest? On this page we’re going to be meeting the animals, plants and people that live in the Amazon Rainforest. The introduction sets the scene with some amazing Amazon facts. After this you’ll find an illustrated list of Amazon animals and birds.