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Classification CHORDATA

                  ---REPTILES

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Phenomenon

Kissing a Sea Turtle (almost) video WIS

What features do turtles exhibit that are reptilian features?

Reptile FEATURES

Scaly skin

Cold-blooded

Vertebrate

Breathe with lungs

3-chambered heart

Most lay eggs

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:   Chordates/vertebrates

              Learn about vertebrates

Class:     Reptiles

Order:    Testudines: Turtle and Tortoise

Family

Genus

Species

CLASSIFICATION

Protists

Annelids

Echinoderms

Molluscs

Insects

Fish

Mammals

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Prior Knowledge/Preview
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Inquiry science
       Printable activity Characteristics of Reptiles Go to Lesson 19.4 CK-12
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       On-line activity:

Summarize the Characteristics and Evolutionary History of Reptiles Lumen Learning

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LAB experiments
       Lab #1 Reptile Structures and Function CK-12
       Lab #2
       Lab #3
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CONNECTIONS:
Lizards influence Space Technology NASM
Geckos in Space The Guardian
Geckos not surviving Space Mission The Guardian
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Applications and examples
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EXTENSION material for the curious:
Fossil Reptiles Including Plesiosaurs Smithsonian Learning Lab
Ecomorphology in lizards Smithsonian Magazine
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