Identifies the body parts of some animals in getting their food and infer the kind of food that said animals eat from the

appearance of their mouth parts

Science V

What do body parts tell about an animals?

Review

How animals in your locality get their food?

Checking of Assignment:

Why does a giraffe have a long neck?

Motivation

By looking at the picture choose one animal and tell what that animal used

in getting its food.

Presentation

Different animals have different mouth parts. The appearance of their mouth parts indicate the kind of food they eat.

Animals that eat plants have flat teeth that are used for grinding and chewing.

Text Reading

In contrast, meat-eating animals have strong, sharp, and pointed teeth that are used for tearing meat into smaller pieces.

Text Reading

Animals that pick up and crack seeds have hard beaks. They do not have teeth.

Text Reading

A mouth part that is used for sucking looks like a long tube. This thin tube is called proboscis.

Text Reading

The frog has a long tongue fastened at the front of its mouth. This tongue is sticky and pops out to catch food.

Text Reading

1. What food-getting adaptation does each

animal in the picture have?2. What food does it eat?3. Give examples of other animals and tell

what body part they use in getting their

food.

Concept Formation

What does the appearance of an animal’s mouth part reveal?

Generalization

Give one example of animal and tell the body part of that animal in getting

its food and the kind of food that it eats. Use the simple form of the verb

in your sentences.

Application

Choose the letter of the correct answer.1. Which of theses animals has mouth parts used for sucking?

a. carabao c. mosquitob. horse d. birds

2. What kind of mouth part does a frog have?

a. flat teeth c. sharp tongueb. tube-like d. sticky tongue

that structure pops out

Evaluation

3. What structure is found in the mouth part of the bird?

a. beak c. proboscisb. teeth d. sticky tongue

4. What kind of teeth do humans have?

a. sharp teeth c. flat and sharp

b. flat d. round and sharp5. How do dogs, lions, and monkeys use their teeth?

a. for chewing c. for grindingb. for mashing d. for cutting &

tearing

Name all animals that use their claws to get their food.

Assignment