Importance of Animals to

Humans
Module in Science 3
Second Quarter

Antonio, Marilou L.,Bakir

MARILOU L. ANTONIO
Developer

Department of Education • Cordillera Administrative Region

Schools Division of Kalinga
District of Rizal
 Republic of the Philippines
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PREFACE

This Learning Resource is a project of the Learning Resource Management

and Development Unit, Curriculum Implementation Division, Schools Division of
Kalinga. This material is in response to the implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum.

Date of Development : December, 2020

Resource Location : Schools Division of Kalinga
District : Rizal District
School : Calaocan Elementary School
Learning Area : Science
Grade Level : 111
LR Type : ADM Module
Quarter/Week : Second Quarter/ Week 5
Competencies : State the importance of
animals to humans (S3LT-IIc-
d-6) ( MELC)

:Identify the importance of

animals to humans
:Explain why animals are
important to people
:Classify animals based on
their usefulness to people
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The developer wishes to express her gratitude to those who help in the
development of this learning material. The fulfilment of this material would not be
possible without these people who gave their support, helping hand and cooperation.
Foremost to our Almighty God who sustained my strength and faith to finish
this material.
To my family that inspires me and understands constantly with all my
undertakings;
To my School Head, Mr. Joey N. Patinglag for patiently checking and
encouragements;
I would like also to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Josephine Y. Dangatan,
PSDS-Rizal for giving additional inputs and Michelle Balicao, EPS-Science who have
supported and contributed ideas and views during the development of this material
and;
To the following Division LRMDS Staff who in one way or the other gave
inspiration, guidance and assistance in developing instructional materials.

DIVISION LRMDS STAFF:

MARILOU A. BALINSAT SHARON ROSE S. BOGUEN

Librarian II PDO II

EVELYN C. GANOTICE
EPS/LR Manager

CONSULTANTS:

ROMULO A. GALNAWAN
Chief, Curriculum Implementation Division

AMADOR D. GARCIA SR., Ph.D.

OIC, Schools Division Superintendent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT NOTICE . . . . . . . . II
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . III
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT . . . . . . . . IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . V
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . 2
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW . . . . . . . . 2
WHAT I KNOW . . . . . . . . . 4
WHAT’S IN . . . . . . . . . . 5
WHAT’S NEW . . . . . . . . . 5
WHAT IS IT . . . . . . . . . . 6
WHAT’S MORE . . . . . . . . . 6
ACTIVITY 1. . . . . . . . . 7
ASSESSMENT 1 . . . . . . . . 8
ACTIVITY 2 . . . . . . . . . 8
ASSESSMENT 2 . . . . . . . . 8
ACTIVITY 3 . . . . . . . . . 9
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED . . . . . . . . 9
WHAT I CAN DO . . . . . . . . . 10
ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . 10
POST-TEST . . . . . . . . . 11
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . 12
ANSWER KEY . . . . . . . . . 13
REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . 14

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Importance of Animals to
Humans
Module in Science 3
Second Quarter

Antonio, Marilou L., Bakir

MARILOU L. ANTONIO
Developer

MESSAGE
For the Facilitator:
This module is intended for Grade 3 learners for them to have deeper
understanding about comparing living and nonliving things. There are different
activities and assessments for the learner to measure their learnings about this
module.
Please use separate sheet in answering the Pre-test, activity exercises, and
post-test.

For the Learner:

This module is intended for Grade 3 learners for them to have deeper
understanding about comparing living and nonliving things. There are different
activities and assessments for the learner to measure their learnings about this
module.
You, as a learner can ask assistance from your siblings or anybody else who
can help you in this module. You have to ensure that you accomplished the given
activities before reporting to your teacher for an actual assessment. If you pass the
assessment, you can proceed to the next module.

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you to help you master about
comparing living and nonliving things. The scope of this module permits it to be used
in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.
The following icons will serve as your guide in the different parts of the lesson
that you need to understand as you continue reading, analyzing and answering.

ICON LABEL DETAIL

What I Need to (This contains the learning objectives
Know which you need to accomplish.)
Dito napaloob ang mga layunin na
kailangang tapusin.

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 What I Know (This assesses what you know about the
lesson you are to tackle.)
Maikling pagsusulit bago umpisahan ang
aralin

What’s In (This connects the current lessons with

the previous lessons.)
Idinudugtong nito ang kasalukuyang
aralin sa nakaraang paksa.
What’s New (This introduces the lesson through an
activity.)
Ipinapakilala ang aralin sa pamamagitan
ng isang gawain
What is It (This contains a brief discussion of the
lessons.)
Maikling talakayan sa paksa

What’s More (These are activities to check your

understanding of the lesson.)
Mga gawaing pagtataya ng pag-unawa

What I Have (This summarizes the important ideas

Learned presented in the lesson.)
Kabuuan ng mga mahalagang kaisipan ng
aralin
What I Can Do (This is a real-life application of what you
have learned.)
Pagsasabuhay sa mga natutunan

Assessment (This is a post assessment of what you

have learned.)
Maikling pagsusulit sa katapusan ng
aralin
Additional This is an activity that will strengthen
Activities your knowledge about the lesson.
Pagninilay

After going through this module, you are expected to:

Learning Objectives:
- Parts and functions of animals and importance to humans
- Enumerate ways of grouping animals based on their structure and
importance
- State the importance of animals to humans S3LT-IIc-d-6 (MELC)

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 What I Know

PRE-TEST
Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. How can a carabao help humans?

a. Help the farmers plow the field
b. They guard our houses
c. They can make houses
d. They give us shelter
2. Which of the following animals are sources of eggs?
a. Chickens, ducks, birds b. dog, pig, carabao
b. Birds, horse, carabao d. hens, goat, penguin
3. Which of the following animals can keep our houses safe?

a. goat b. dog c. ducks d. pig

4. What can skin of animals like carabao or cow give us?

a. rubber shoes b. leather bags c. chair d. paper

5. How can a cow help us?

a. it gives us egg c.it gives us milk

b. it gives us shelter d. it gives us cellphone

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 What’s In

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What do birds use to climb?

a. feet b. wings c. eyes d. feathers

2. What do horses use to drive away flies?

a. legs b. hair c. tail d. horns

3. What do fishes use to direct them while swimming?

a. tails b. tongue c. fins d. slimy skin

4. What do frogs use to get food?

a. tongue b. ears c. slimy skin d. nose

5. What do chickens use to eat?

a. beak b. wings c. feather d. feet

What’s New
Read the paragraph.

Many animals are useful to human beings. There are animals

that help us do work. Horses and carabaos are work animals. Some
animals are sources of food like the meat of chickens, goats, pigs
and cows. The skin of some animals are raw materials for bags,
belts and clothing.
Earthworms loosen the soil as they move through it. Loose soil
enables the roots to get enough air and water. Earthworms add their
waste products in the soil making it fertile for healthier plant growth.
The silkworm is an insect that makes beautiful silk threads. People
weave these threads into cloth.

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Answer the following questions about the paragraph.

1. What are the animals that give us meat in the paragraph?

2. What do skin of animals give us?
3. Why is earthworm helpful to us?

What is It

Animals are important to humans for a variety of reasons. Some are:

- a source of food (e.g. meat, eggs, milk and milk products like
cheese and butter)
- a means of transporting humans and goods like horses and
carabaos that can carry heavy things and people to other
places.
- a source of companionship like dogs. The most common pets
are cats, dogs, rabbits, pigs and fishes. Other pets are good to
play with and may make a nice companion.
- help people do their work like carabao that plow the field. They
help prepare the land for planting.
- Animals can also be a source of clothing and other materials
like wool, leather, fur and silk for coats. The skin of some
animals like snakes and crocodiles is used to make leather
shoes, belts and bags.
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What’s More

Activity 1. Look at the pictures in column A and choose what it can do

to humans.

Match column A to column B.

Column A Column B

1 a. source of egg

b.it catches rats

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3 c. it guards our houses

4 d.it helps in plowing

5 e. it serves as our companion

Photo, Sacatropes, Arther CD., et al. Science 3, Pasig City, REX Book Store, Inc., 2015

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Assessment 1. Encircle the things that animals can give us.

meat eggs leather bag cellphone paper

Activity 2. Write what animal is being described in the following

statement.
1. _________ animal that can be our best friend
2._________ animal that help us plow the field
3._________ animal that helps catch rats
4._________ animal that fly and gives us egg
5.________ animal that we can used for sports

Assessment 2. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why are dogs important to us?

a. they guard our house c. they give us meat
b. they plow the field d. they bite us
2. Why are birds important to us?
a. they guard our house c. they give us eggs
b. they plow the field d. they bite us
3. Why are carabaos important to us?
a. they guard our house c. they give us eggs
b. they plow the field d. they bite us
4. Why are horses important to us?
a. they are source of companionship c. they eat us
b. they kick us d. they bite us
5. Why are some skin of animals important to us?
a. they are source of leather jackets, shoes and bags
b. they are source of juice

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 c. they are source of cotton cloth
d. they are source of plastics

Activity 3. Classify animals that are helpful and harmful to us.

Helpful Animals Harmful Animals

Snake carabao mosquito goat pigs

What I Have Learned

What do animals can give us? Complete the sentences. Choose

the correct picture inside the box.

a b c d e

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L.., leather jacket L.., eggs L.., meat L.., dog in a hut carabao plowing

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1. Pigs can give us ________________.
 2. Birds, chickens and ducks can give us ____________.
3. ________ helps us do our work in the field.
4. Animals can be a source of ____________ jacket.
5. Dog can be our _________ at home.

What I Can Do
Circle True if the statement is true and False if it is not.
1. Animals like cows and goats are used to extract milk.
2. Animals like hens, ducks provide eggs which is a good
source of protein.
3. Animals like horses are used to assist us in different
sports.
4. Dogs are trained to provide affection and comfort to
people.
5. Animals are kept for the sake of organic manure like
dung.

Assessment

What are the importance of animals to humans? Copy the sentence that
show the importance of animals to humans.
1. Birds and chickens provide us milk.
2. Cows and goat provide us milk.
3. Dogs guard our houses.
4. Rats catch cats in our houses.
5. Some animals give us leather shoes.

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 POST-TEST

Instruction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. How can dog helps humans?

a. Help the farmers plow the field

b. They guard our houses

c.They can make houses

d.They give us shelter

2. Which of the following animals are sources of milk?

a.Chickens, ducks, birds b. cow, goat

c. Birds, horse, carabao d. hens, goat, penguin

3. Which of the following animals can be our guard at home?

a. goat b. dog c. ducks d. pig

4. What can skin of animals give us?

a. rubber shoes b. leather bags c. chair d. paper

5. What can a pig give to us?

a. it gives us egg c.it gives us milk

b. it gives us meat d. it gives us bag

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 Additional Activities

Draw five (5) examples of animals that are useful to you.

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 Answer Key

What’ s in
Pre-test 1.a What’s new

1. a 2. c 1.chickens, goats,
2. a pig, cow
3. b 3. a 2.bags, belts,
4. b clothings
5. c 4. a
3. loosen the soil
5. a

Assessment
What’s More Activity 2
Assessment 1 2
Activity 1 1.dog
1.meat 1.a
6. e 2.carabao
2. eggs 2.c
7. d
8. c 3.cats
3. leather bags 3.b
9. a 4.bird
10. b 4.a
5.horse
5.a

What I Have What I Can

Learned Do
Activity 3
1.c 1.True
Helpful Harmful
Tree snake 2.True
2.b
carabao mosquito
3.True
goat 3.e
pigs 4.True
4.a
5.True
5.d

Assessment
1.Birds and chickens provide us
milk. Posttest
Additional
1.b
2.Cows and goat provide us milk. Activity
2.b
3.b
3.Dogs guard our houses. Answers may
4.b
vary
4.Some animals serve as leather 5.b
shoes.

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 REFERENCES
Balagtas, Marilyn U., et al. Growing with Science and Health 3, Rex Book Store, Inc,
2011
De Lara, Ruth G., Science for Everyone 3, Quezon City, Fabi’s Enterprises, 1997

Manio, Rosalyn R., Science for Active Learning 3, Quezon City, SIBS Publishing
House, 2014

Sacatropes, Arther CD., et al. Science 3, Pasig City, REX Book Store, Inc., 2015

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