SCIENCE AND HEALTH V

31. Date: ____________

I.Objective: Explains why animals live in a particular habitat.

Values:Animal protection

II.Subject Matter:Animals (Animals Live in a Particular Habitat)

A.Science Concept/Idea: Animals live in place where they can find food.

B.Science Processes:Observing, identifying and inferring

C.Materials: Pictures of different animals

References: Science and Health for Better Life pp. 56-63

III.Procedure:A.Preparatory Activities:a. ReviewWrite a short paragraph about your pet animals at homeb. Checking of Assignmentc.Motivation:Present a picture of animals in different environment. Identify the animals they see in the pictures. Would you like to find out why they live in these particular environment?

B.Presentation:a. Activity: Form four (4) groups. Each group will perform specific activity. Each group will receive picture of animals in different habitat.Group I - Identify animals that live in pond and the food they eat.Group II - Identify animals that live in forest and the food they eat.Group III - Identify the animals that live in the sea and the food they eat.Group IV- Identify animals that live in the desert and the food they eat.b. Introduce the word habitat.c. Let the pupils follow the format below in writing their observations.AnimalFood EatenSource of FoodHabitat

MonkeyFruitsPlantsForest

d. Reporting of observationse. Discussion/Analysis:1. What animals live in the pond? Forest? Sea? Dessert?2. Why do animals live in a particular habitat?

C.Concept Formation:Where do animals live? Why do they live in a particular habitat?

D.Application:Fish live in water. Why can it live in the water? What food does it eat? What would happen to the fish if taken out of eater?

IV.Evaluation:Have the pupils fill in this table:AnimalHabitatFood Eaten

1. Snails2. Snakes3. Sharks

V.Assignment:1. Write two (2) or three (3) sentences about an animal you want your classmates to guess. This includes the food its eats and its habitat.2. Each group bring a pet animal and the food it eats.