Lesson 6: What are the features and of animals? Duration: 50 minutes Suggested learning sequence Class discussion on animal Can you think of other animals you Introduction – features know of with a similar feature? What does this animal eat? Review the habitat displays from Lesson 4. Choose three to four local How does this animal move? animals that can be discussed. Select How does this feature help the and find photographs of two to three animal move? additional animals from a range of land How does this feature help the and water-based habitats e.g. fish, animal eat? turtle, kangaroo or lizard. See ‘Useful web links’ for animal photographs. What does this animal need to live and survive? Create a class table listing all the How are these needs provided by animals you are going to discuss. the habitat it lives in? Decide as a class the habitat each animal lives in and write that down. Continue the class discussion with a new animal. Ask students to compare Animal Habitat External How the What the features. For example: name animal is features animal animal eats found in moves how is this feature similar to Worm Dirt, Skin, Wiggles It eats dirt animals? How is it different? compost mouth heap Activity Describe your animal – Group students and provide them with Display a photograph of the first animal. a picture of a new animal and the As a class, discuss its main external habitat they live in that you have listed features and list these in the table. in the table. Ask students to observe Alternatively you could stick an image the animal and as a group, decide on of the animal to the table and label the and label its features and think about features. how it moves and eats. Identify how the animal and eats When ready, have each group share and add this information to the table. their ideas in turn about their animal Discuss how the features of this animal and complete the table together. Ask help it to move and eat in the habitat it the class to compare features to other lives in. Discuss the needs of this animals. Ask the class to think about animal i.e. shelter, food and water and how each animal has its need met in how they are provided by its habitat. the habitat it lives in. For example, The following general questions could help guide this discussion: how is this feature similar to other animals? How is it different? What is this feature called? What does this animal need to live What do you the job of this and survive? feature is? What does it do?
Lesson 6: What are the features and of animals? Duration: 50 minutes Suggested learning sequence Introduction – Class discussion on animal features Review the habitat displays from Lesson 4. Choose three to four local animals that can be discussed. Select and find photographs of two to three additional animals from a range of land and water-based habitats e.g. fish, turtle, kangaroo or lizard. See ‘Useful web links’ for animal photographs. Create a class table listing all the animals you are going to discuss. Decide as a class the habitat each animal lives in and write that down. Animal name Habitat animal is found in External features How the animal moves What the animal eats Worm Dirt, compost heap Skin, mouth Wiggles It eats dirt Display a photograph of the first animal. As a class, discuss its main external features and list these in the table. Alternatively you could stick an image of the animal to the table and label the features. Identify how the animal and eats and add this information to the table. Discuss how the features of this animal help it to move and eat in the habitat it lives in. Discuss the needs of this animal i.e. shelter, food and water and how they are provided by its habitat. The following general questions could help guide this discussion: What is this feature called? What do you the job of this feature is? What does it do? Can you think of other animals you know of with a similar feature? What does this animal eat? How does this animal move? How does this feature help the animal move? How does this feature help the animal eat? What does this animal need to live and survive? How are these needs provided by the habitat it lives in? Continue the class discussion with a new animal. Ask students to compare features. For example: how is this feature similar to animals? How is it different? Activity – Describe your animal Group students and provide them with a picture of a new animal and the habitat they live in that you have listed in the table. Ask students to observe the animal and as a group, decide on and label its features and think about how it moves and eats. When ready, have each group share their ideas in turn about their animal and complete the table together. Ask the class to compare features to other animals. Ask the class to think about how each animal has its need met in the habitat it lives in. For example, how is this feature similar to other animals? How is it different? What does this animal need to live and survive?
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