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Module 28

Science and Health

CLASSIFYING AND DESCRIBING HABITATS OF
ANIMALS

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development
 Something To Learn

Classifying and Describing Habitats of Animals

Let Us Learn

Animals have their own homes/habitats. They can be used in

grouping or classifying them. This lesson focuses on classifying
animals according to the place where animals live.

Let’s Try
Encircle the letter that has the correct answer.

1. Fish, crabs and whale are animals that can swim.

Where can you find them? ___________.
a. water b. land c. air

2. Big and wild animals like lions and elephants like to live in
places with many tall trees and different kinds of plants.
Where can you find them?
a. water b. forest c. air

3. Crocodiles and turtles can swim in water. You can also see
them crawl on land. Where do they live?__________
a. water b. land c. both land and water

4. Goats, carabaos and horses like to eat grasses. Where do

you think theses animals live?
a. land b. water c. forest

5. Animals live in different places. What do you call the places

where animals live?
a. land b. habitat c. trees

Check your answers with the Answer Key at the last page. If
you got low score don’t worry. We still have lots of exercises to do.

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 Let’s Have Some Fun

Connect the dots as numbered from number 1-15. Find out

what animal is hidden. Can you find this animal in your place?

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 Let’s Study

Animals’ Habitats

• They are the places where animals live.

A. Where do you live?

Can you live in water?
Where do you think these animals live?

whale
seahorse
octopus

crab
shrimp
jellyfish
• These animals live in water.
• Big animals like whales and sharks live down the ocean
floor. Clam, crab, shrimp, jellyfish and octopus lives in
water.

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B. Have you seen any of these animals while
walking?

giraffe tiger

elephant

deer panda

lion zebra

• These animals live in the forest.

• They are considered wild animals.

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C. Do you have a horse and carabao in your place.
Where do these animals live and stay?

goat cow

praying mantis sheep grasshopper

carabao horse

• These animals live on land or grassland.

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D. Look at the animals on the pictures below.
Where can you find these animals?

crocodile

turtle

frog

• These animals can live both on land and in water.

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 Let’s Do This

Write L if the animals live on land, W if in water and B if the

animals live both on land and in water.

____ 1. ____ 6.

____ 2. ____ 7.

____ 3 ____ 8.

____ 4. ____ 9.

____ 5 ____ 10.

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 Let’s Do This Again

Go out with a friend and observe different animals.

List down 5 animals you observed and name their habitats.

ANIMALS PLACE
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

Let’s Think It Over

Animals may live on land, in water, and sometimes both in land

and in water.

Let’s Test Your Skills

A. Group the animals below according to its habitats.

Write them under its proper column.
carabao, goat, ducks, clams,
elephant, sea horse, giraffe,
crocodile, turtles , whales, , snake,
deer, tilapia, frogs, octopus

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 HABITAT

Water Land Both land

(forest/grassland)
and water

B. What are the habitats of these animals?

• Write Land, Water and both land and water.

1. ___________________

2. ___________________

3. ___________________

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 4. ___________________

5. ___________________

C. Encircle the letter that has the correct answer.

1. Where do fish live?

a. land b. air c. water

2. Where do wild and big animals like lions and deer live?
a. land b. forest c. water

3. Where can you find goats and horses?

a. land b. forest c. water

4. Where do frogs and crocodiles like to live?

a. land b. water c. both land and water

5. What do you call the places where animals live?

a. trees b. habitat c. home

Check your answer with the Answer Key, if you got high score
congratulations, it means you understand our lesson and you are
now ready for the next module.

My Score:

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 Answer Key

Let’s Try
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. b

Let’s Do This

1. L 6. W
2. B 7. L
3. W 8. B
4. B 9. L
5. W 10. L

Let’s Do This Again

Answers vary.

A. Water Land Both Land and Water

whale goat ducks
sea horse elephant crocodiles
tilapia deer turtles
octopus carabao snake
clams giraffe frog

B. C.
1. both land water 1. C
2. water 2. B
3. land 3. A
4. land 4. c
5. land and water 5. B

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