Lesson Plan in Science 3 OBJECTIVE To classify animals according to the food they eat To give examples of animals belong

ng to carnivores, herbivores and omnivores II. SUBJECT MATTER A. Topic: classification of animals according to the food they eat B. References: Science and Health pp. 64-67 C. Science Concept/s: o A carnivore is an animal that eats the flesh of other animals o A herbivore is an animal that eats only plants o An omnivore is an animal that derives its energy from both plants and other animals D. Processes: Observation, Comparison, Inferring, Classifying E. Materials: picture of different animals, activity sheets F. Value Infusion: Taking care of Animals III. PROCEDURES A. Guided Inquiry 1. Review Teacher Pupils Stand up class and let us pray Good morning class Please take your seat Do you still remember what we had learned yesterday? What is it all about? Yes Sir It is all about some good effects of certain changes in environment Amen. Good morning Sir Thank you! (Pupils be seated) I.

Very good! Can you give some good effects of certain changes in environments? Very well said! 2. Motivation Okay class, before we start our next lesson, we will play a game first. I will group you into two. This will be the group one and the other is group two. We will do some guess activity but this time the player in the front is the one to guess and the other members (Pupils answer)

of the group will give the clues. The picture of the animal to guess will be posted at the back of the player and let it see by the whole class once and let the player guess it afterwards. The fastest group to guess the name of the animals wins. Each group will be given three animals to guess. Is that clear? Lets start the game 1. Frog Grasshopper human 2. Lion Carabao - Crocodile (game proper) Group _____ win the game. Give them a clap 3. Science Vocabulary What do crocodile and lion eat? Do you know that animals that eat only flesh of other animals are called carnivores? What do you call the animals that eat only flesh of other animals? Again what are carnivores? Carnivores Animals that eat only flesh of other animals Flesh of animals (pupils clap) (pupils start the game)

Very good! How about the grasshopper and the carabao, what do they eat? Do you know that animals that eat only plants are called herbivores? Again, what do you call the animals that eat only plants? What are herbivores? Very good! What about human? What do we eat? Do you know that animals that eat both flesh of other We eat both animals and plants Herbivores Animals that eat only plants Plants

animals and plants belong to the group of herbivores? Again what are herbivores? Animals that eat both plants and animals

Very good! Now lets do an activity. 4. Presentation a. Presentation of materials The whole class will be divided into two groups. Both groups will be given the same materials such as food web diagram, activity sheets, marker and etc. Read carefully the instruction and answer the questions afterwards. Is that clear? b. Statement of the problem Our main problem in this activity is How are animals classified according to the food they eat? Again, what is our main problem in this activity? How are animals classified according to the food they eat? Yes Sir

Very good! c. Setting of standards You are allowed to do the activity aloud but too much is prohibited. The group without cooperation will have a deduction of points for this activity. I will give you five minutes to finish the activity. If there is a question, the leader is the one to ask me. Do you understand? Alright! d. Distribution of Activity Card This group will be the group one and the other is Yes Sir

group two I am now going to distribute the activity sheets to you. B. Guided Exploration 1. Activity Proper (the pupils do the activity) Okay times up! Each group will choose a leader to present their work Very good! 2. Analysis Which animals eat plants only? Which animals eat other animals? Which animals eat both plants and animals? What do you call animals eating plants only? How about eating other animals? How about eating both plants and animals? C. Guided Discovery 1. Generalization Okay class, lets sum up the ideas. What are herbivorous animals? What are carnivorous animals? Animals that eat plant only Animals that eat other animals only Animals that eat both plants and other animals (pupils answer) (pupils answer) (pupil answer) Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores (pupils present their work)

What are omnivorous animals?

Very good! Lets do another activities. 2. Application This is a group activity and we are going to use the past groupings. each group will list 15 animals not included in the lesson. Then, classify them as herbivores, carnivores and omnivores afterwards. Is that clear? Yes Sir

(activity proper) Okay class, present your work Very good! 3. Valuing Is it important to take care of animals? Why is it so? How classification of animals according to the food they eat helps us to take care of them? Very Good! IV. EVALUATION (pupils answer) (pupils answer) (pupils answer) (pupils present their work)

Class answer this on the back of your notebook A. Classify the following animals according to the food they eat.

Animals Catterpillar Lion Frog Chicken Crocodile

Food Eaten Leaves Deer, Rabbit Insects Palay, worm, insect Vegetable, meat

Classification

(pupils answer: Herbivores, carnivores, carnivores, omnivores, omnivores) Very good!

V.

ASSIGNMENT

For your assignment (teacher posts the assignment) Will you please read ? Make a survey of as many animals in your community as possible. Classify them using the table below.

Plant Eating Animals

MeatEating Animals

Plant and Meat Eating Animals

Animals that Suck Nectar/Blood

Answer the following based on your table. -Which kind of animals has the most number? -Why are there many of these animals in your community? Is that clear? Okay, everybody stand up and pray Goodbye class! Yes sir! Amen Goodbye Sir

Prepared by: Bernard Orivida

Activity Sheet I. II. III. Problem : How are animals classified according to the food they eat? Materials: a diagram food web, manila paper, marker Procedures:

a. Examine the food web b. Classify the animals according to the food they eat. c. Make a table for your observations like the table below.

Animals

Food Eaten

Classification

Answer these: 1. Which animals eat plants only? Which animals eat other animals? 2. Which animals eat both plants and animals? 3. What do you call animals eating plants only? Eating other animals? Eating both plants and animals?