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Lesson Plan 7 - 2
Lesson Plan 7 - 2
GIST OF THE LESSON- Animals need food to grow and survive, and the
process of getting nutrients from food is called nutrition. Animals can be
herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores, depending on whether they eat plants,
animals, or both. Food contains nutrients like carbohydrates, fats, minerals,
proteins, and vitamins that are broken down by digestion into simpler
components that the body can use.
The process of nutrition in animals involves five steps: ingestion, digestion,
absorption, assimilation, and egestion. Ingestion is the process of taking in
food, and digestion is the process of breaking down the food into smaller,
water-soluble particles. Absorption is the process of the digested food being
absorbed into the bloodstream through the intestinal wall, and assimilation is
the process of the absorbed food being used for energy, growth, and repair of
the cells of the body. Egestion is the process of the undigested food being
removed out of the body in the feces
STUDENT’S ACTIVITY- Animal nutrition lesson plan: Students can read the "What is
Nutrition?" and "Carbohydrates" sections of the text. Teachers can ask questions like,
"How do carbohydrates benefit animals?" Students can also read the "Protein",
"Lipids", and "Water" sections. Teachers can ask questions like, "What is the difference
between unsaturated and saturated lipids?" and "How does the climate impact an
animal's water intake?"
Taste buds activity: Students can prepare samples of sugar solution, common salt
solution, lemon juice, and juice of crushed Neem leaf or bitter gourd. A classmate can
be blindfolded and asked to stick out their tongue. Using a clean toothpick, students can
put the samples on different areas of the tongue. Students can ask the classmate which
areas of the tongue can detect the sweet, salty, sour, and bitter substances.
Nutrition scrapbook: Students can create a scrapbook on nutrition in animals