NS 3. UNIT 4: MAMMALS AND BIRDS

 

Unit 4: Mammals and birds

1.1     Farm animals.

1.2     Farm animal reproduction.

1.3     Mammals.

1.4     Birds

 

1.1.            Farm animals.

-          Farmers buy and sell farm animals.

-          They produce food and other products.

-          Farm animals can be carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.

-          Carnivores eat other animals.

-          Herbivores eat plants.

-          Omnivores eat all type of food.

-          Examples: sheep (herbivore), cows (herbivores), chickens( omnivores) and pigs (omnivores).

 

Ø  Activities

 

1.- Circle the best option:

      Carnivores…

a. feed on decaying plant and animal matter.

b. eat other animals.

c. eat food of plant and animal origin.

 

2.- Circle the best option:

      Herbivores…

a. feed on decaying plant and animal matter.

b. eat plants.

c. eat food of plant and animal origin.

 

3.- Circle the best option:

      Omnivores…

a. feed on decaying plant and animal matter.

b. eat all type of food.

c. eat food of plant and animal origin.

1.2.            Farm animal reproduction

 

-          Farm animals are viviparous or oviparous.

-          Viviparous are those that are born from mum´s womb and babies drink their milk. Examples: cows, sheeps and birds.

-          Oviparous are those that are born from eggs, Example; birds.

 

Ø  Activities

 

1.- Farm animals reproduction can be……………………………………………

 

2.- List some example of farm animals

………………………………………………………….

 

1.3.            Mammals

-          All mammals are vertebrate.

-          They are the biggest group on the planet.

-          They can be big  like a whale) or small like  a mouse.

 

Ø  Mammal facts

 

1.      Mammals are viviparous.

2.      They can be carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

3.      Baby mammal drink their mother´s milk.

4.      Mammals breath with their lungs.

5.      Mammals have fur or hair.

6.      Mammals have four legs on land and flippers in water.

7.      Examples are elephants, dolphins and giraffes.

 

Ø  Activities

 

1.-Tick (✔ ) the correct options.

 

All mammals:

 

a. are born from eggs                                         b. drink their mother’s  milk.

 

c. are born from their mum´s                          d. are big      

 

2.- Write an example of each type of animal.

 

marine mammal                               farm mammal

……………….                                              …………………

1.4.            Birds

-        All birds are vertebrate.

-          There are a lot of types of birds.

 

Ø  Bird facts

 

1.- Birds are oviparous.

2.-They can be carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

3.- They incubate their eggs.

4.- Adult birds find food for their babies.

5.- Birds breath with their lungs.

6.- Birds have feathers and wings.

                7.- Birds have beaks.

                8.-Examples are eagles, ostriches  and pelicans.

 

Ø  Activities

1.- Circle the word related to birds in each pair.

 

 

           animals – plant                          vertebrate – invertebrate          

 

                                               wings – fin                 oviparous – viviparous

         2.- Complete the sentences with mammals or birds.

 

a.                                         have feathers.

 

b.                                         are viviparous.

 

c.                                         are oviparous.

 

3.- Complete the table

 

FACTS	MAMMALS	BIRDS
They breath with…..
They are born from…..
They have……….
Their body is   covered with……….
Examples are………

 

4.- Write a fact in common of both.

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