Vertebrate snap - a learning game

This game is designed so that you can have fun while you are learning more about vertebrates.

Click here for the a word document of two pages of vertebrates.  There are six different examples each of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.   Cut along the lines to produce thirty different cards. Sort the thirty different vertebrate cards into five groups - fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.   Use the key below to help you decide.

Now write the name of each vertebrate into the correct box in the table below.

Playing the game

You need at least one other person to play this card game.   Almost anyone will do!

How do you play the game?

1      Shuffle the cards.

2      Deal out all the cards face down.

3      Take turns to place a card in the centre of the table, face up, one on top of the other.

4      When two animal cards from the same vertebrate class are put one on top of the other, everyone has a chance to win the card pile.   The first person to shout 'snap', put their hand on the cards and then say to what class the two vertebrates belong, wins the card pile.

5      The person who ends up with all the cards wins the game.

Lesson 13- Vertebrates

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