Fifth grade science students will use this Track to access three sites, collecting information about birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Next they will analyze the data and complete a summary chart that identifies the characteristics of each class. Missouri Assessment Program Inquiry Skills A2: Conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas A4: Use technological tools and other resources to locate, select and organize information A6: Discover and evaluate patterns and relationships in information, ideas and structures A8: Organize data, information and ideas into useful forms (including charts, graphs, outlines) for analysis or presentation. Life Science: Living Organisms A3: Describe how an organism’s structure helps it to survive C1: Identify types of species KEY WORDS: vertebrate, bird, mammal, fish, reptile, amphibian, classification, animals