NATURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: LESSON PLAN 2 GRADE 5
PERIOD/DURATION: 30 MINUTES STRAND: LIFE & LIVING
CAPS INTERMEDIATE PHASE TERM 1
DATE: OBJECTIVES: LEARNERS MUST BE ABLE TO:
TOPIC: Plants and animals on Earth Classify animals as vertebrates or invertebrates.
SUBTOPIC:Animals types Understand which animals are fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals.
Terminology Vertebrate, invertebrates, endoskeleton, exoskeleton, birds, fish, amphibians, mammals, reptile, insects, spiders, hydroskeleton
backbone/spine, gills/lungs, scales, warm-blooded/cold-blooded
1. DOING SCIENCE
SPECIFIC AIMS 2. KNOWING THE SUBJECT CONTENT & MAKING CONNECTIONS
3. UNDERSTANDING THE USES OF SCIENCES & INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
PROCESS SKILLS
Accessing & recalling Information Identifying problems & issues Doing Investigations
Observing Raising Questions Recording Information
Comparing Predicting Interpreting Information
Measuring Hypothesizing Communicating
Sorting & Classifying Planning Investigations
CONTENT Resources
TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
There are many different kinds of animals. Lesson Plan 2.1. Video clips
The teachers explain and discusswith the learners the differences between vertebrates Internet
-Some do not have bones, and some have and invertebrates animals. Worksheets
hard outer ‘skins’ or shells (invertebrates). The teacher makes use of the pictures to explain their differences. Chalkboard/
Whiteboard
-Some have bones (vertebrates). Sasol Inzalo
Book
Pictures
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CONTENT Resources
TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Lesson 2.2
The learners together with the teacher read the worksheet on Vertebrates and
Invertebrates. The teacher discuss with the learners and emphasises the important points
from the power point presentation
Learners complete an activity sheet on vertebrates and invertebrates
ASSESSMENT Oral Discussions; Written-work
TEACHER REFLECTION
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LEARNER RESOURCE MATERIAL
VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES
All animals belong to the Animal Kingdom.
There are two groups of animals Invertebrates and Vertebrates,
INVERTEBRATES
Invertebrates do not have a spinal
cord or a backbone. Their bodies are
supported by an exoskeleton or a
hydrostaticskeleton.
Invertebrates do not have a brain as
such. Instead they have a simple system
of nerves that connect to the gangalia.
They respond to the environment with
information that is processed in the
gangalia.
VERTEBRATES
Vertebrates do have a spinal cord
whichis protected by the backbone.
The spinal cord holds the nerve system
that connects the brain to the other
parts of the animal body like the legs
heart, lungs, stomach and so on. The
spinal cord is a jelly- like thread of
millions of nerve cells.
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EXOSKELETONS
Some animals have exoskeleton that are outside their bodies.
These
skeletons are called exoskeletons.
Animals that have exoskeletons include insects, spiders and
scorpions,
crabs, lobster, and prawns, millipedes and centipedes and
earthworms.
HYDROSTATIC SKELETON
Some animals have hydrostatic skeletons.
These skeletons provide support using the body
fluids inside
the animal’s bodies.
The animals include snail, octopuses and sponges.
ENDOSKELETON
VERTEBRATES animals have internal or ENDOSKELETONS.
These skeletons are made of bones or cartilage found inside
the animal. Some animals that have internal skeletons are:
BONY FISH: Gold fish, carp, hake
AMPIBIANS: Frogs and toads
BIRDS: swallows, ostriches, weavers, hornbills
REPTILES: snakes, lizards, crocodile, tortoises and turtles.
MAMMALS: Humans, mice, bats, whales
ACTIVITY WORKSHEET: VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES
1. Fill in the missing words:
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a) Plants and animals _____________________________ on each other.
b) Fish have _____________________________ inside their bodies.
c) A spider has a _____________________________ on the outside of its body.
Animal Vertebrate Invertebrate
(with bones) (no bones)
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Memorandum
ACTIVITY WORKSHEET: VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES
1. Fill in the missing words:
a) Plants and animals rely on each other.
b) Fish have an endoskeleton/ spinal cord inside their bodies.
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c) A spider has an exoskeleton on the outside of its body.
Animal Vertebrate Invertebrate
(with bones) (no bones)
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