WEDNESDAY SCIENCE

8 JULY 2009 Theme: Learning About Living Things

Learning Area:1. Animals
Learning Objective: 1.2 Pupils should learn that animals can be
3 SUCCESS grouped according to external features
10.45 – 11.45 Learning Outcomes:
Pupils;
• explain similarities and differences between animals based on
the table.
• group animals according to similarities in external features
Activities:
1. Set induction: Can a cow and a cat be put in the same group?
Why do you say so ?
2. Pupils discuss and construct a table based on the list of the external
features.
3. Pupils record the external features of animals in a table.
4. Pupils discuss which animals have the same external
features.
5. Pupils discuss the similarities and differences between animals
and record their findings in a graphic organizer.
6. Pupils group animals according to similarities in external
features.

Example:

Similarities Differences
Horse

1. Both animals
have four legs 1.A horse has a
mane but a cow
2. Both animals have does not have a
hair covering their mane.
bodies
2.A cow has horns
3 Both animals have but a horse does not
hooves on their feet have horns.

4. Both animals have

tails.

Cow
.

Reinforcement:
1. State some external features of animals.( Beak ,fur, feathers, fins hair,
1 and legs )
scales ,wings, claws ,horns

2.What are external features of animals?( The parts of animals that we

can