This lesson plan aims to teach students about the classification of arthropods. It will engage students by showing them pictures of different arthropods and having them identify characteristics. Students will then be grouped to observe and classify examples like ants, spiders, shrimp, centipedes and millipedes based on their physical traits. Videos will explain the topic in more depth. Students will then complete activities to label arthropod groups and characteristics. They will be assessed through classifying examples or completing descriptions with vocabulary words. The lesson aims to help students understand the distinguishing features of invertebrate groups like insects, crustaceans, arachnids and myriapods.
This lesson plan aims to teach students about the classification of arthropods. It will engage students by showing them pictures of different arthropods and having them identify characteristics. Students will then be grouped to observe and classify examples like ants, spiders, shrimp, centipedes and millipedes based on their physical traits. Videos will explain the topic in more depth. Students will then complete activities to label arthropod groups and characteristics. They will be assessed through classifying examples or completing descriptions with vocabulary words. The lesson aims to help students understand the distinguishing features of invertebrate groups like insects, crustaceans, arachnids and myriapods.
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Science Lesson Plan (Grade VI)
Subject Matter: Invertebrates
This lesson plan aims to teach students about the classification of arthropods. It will engage students by showing them pictures of different arthropods and having them identify characteristics. Students will then be grouped to observe and classify examples like ants, spiders, shrimp, centipedes and millipedes based on their physical traits. Videos will explain the topic in more depth. Students will then complete activities to label arthropod groups and characteristics. They will be assessed through classifying examples or completing descriptions with vocabulary words. The lesson aims to help students understand the distinguishing features of invertebrate groups like insects, crustaceans, arachnids and myriapods.
This lesson plan aims to teach students about the classification of arthropods. It will engage students by showing them pictures of different arthropods and having them identify characteristics. Students will then be grouped to observe and classify examples like ants, spiders, shrimp, centipedes and millipedes based on their physical traits. Videos will explain the topic in more depth. Students will then complete activities to label arthropod groups and characteristics. They will be assessed through classifying examples or completing descriptions with vocabulary words. The lesson aims to help students understand the distinguishing features of invertebrate groups like insects, crustaceans, arachnids and myriapods.
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Lesson Plan in Science VI
(5 E’’s Model)
I. Objectives: a. Identify the different classifications of arthropods; b. Classify animals as to their characteristics; c. Appreciate the importance of arthropods to the environment.
II. Learning Competency
Skill: The learners should be able to determine the distinguishing characteristics of invertebrates. S6MT-IIe-f-3
Unpacked Competency: Describe the characteristics of the following groups of
invertebrates: Arthropods (Insects, Crustaceans, Arachnids and Myriapods)
References: Teacher’s Guide, pp. 89-92
K-12 Curriculum Guide (Grade VI), p. 36
Internet Sources: https://youtu.be/XSvBYVjgtGs
https://youtu.be/NOKM9hDiFCI
Materials: Pictures, Video Clip, Charts
Values Integration: Cooperation
III. Learning Tasks:
A. ENGAGEMENT The teacher shows the following pictures.
Ask: What are these animals? What characteristics do they have in common?
B. EXPLORATION Learners will be grouped into 4. Setting of standards.
Describing Arthropods
Problem: How are arthropods classified?
What you need:
Pictures of the following: ants spider shrimp centipedes millipedes
What to do: 1. Observe and write down the characteristics of each animal. 2. Identify the pair of legs in column one, the body sections present such as head, abdomen, or thorax in column two; and write with or without antennae under column three.
Pres enc e/absenc e o f
A n i m a l s Pair of legs Body Section Antennae A n t s S p i d e r S h r i m p Centipede Millipede C. EXPLAINATION Let each group report the outcome of their work. The teacher asks the following: What do all these animals have in common? In what ways do these animals differ? The teacher presents video clips in relation to the topic.
D. ELABORATION Group the learners into three. The teacher gives them the following differentiated activities.
GROUP 1
What do you know about Arthropods? Word Bank
1. Insects have ______________________ legs. Crustaceans 2. _________________ have wings and three pairs many legs of walking legs. Insects Arachnids 3. Myriapods are animals with ________________ . 3 pairs of legs 2 pairs of legs 4. _________________ have no antennae.
5. _________________ are mostly sea creatures.
GROUP 2 Given are the description of invertebrates. Write it down under its correct column.
can hunt food in total darkness using their antennae
protect themselves by curling up have antennae 4 pairs of walking legs possess spinnerets many legs 3 pairs of legs no antennae 5 pairs of leg
Myriapods Cr us tacean s Arachnids I n s e c t s
GROUP 3 Describe the characteristics of arthropods by filling in the table. Arthropods Characteristics Crustaceans Insects Arachnids Myriapods
Presentation of output by group.
Ask: What characteristics of arthropods differ from other invertebrate? BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TEACHER
Arthropods are joint-legged animals. They make up the largest group in the animal kingdom. Their legs are jointed. Their bodies and legs are made up of sections. They have an outside shell called the exoskeleton. There are four groups of animals in this group. These are: a. Crustaceans have a hard outer body covering divided into sections. Have five pairs legs for swimming and walking. They are characterized by the presence of antennae located on the head. The antennae are organs that touch, taste and smell food. They can hunt food in total darkness using the antennae. Crabs, lobsters and shrimps belong to this group. b. Insects are small, six-legged animals or have three pairs of walking legs, one or two pairs of wings and a pair of antennae. Their bodies are divided into three parts: the head, the thorax, and the abdomen. They change their form as they grow. They are the most numerous animals on earth. Bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, cockroaches, ladybugs, fireflies, termites, moths and grasshopper are insects. c. Arachnids have four pairs of walking legs. Have two body segments and no antennae. They have possessed spinnerets with which they spin silk thread into webs, cocoons and nests. Most arachnids live on land and a few live on water Examples of arachnids are scorpions, mites, ticks and spiders. d. Myriapods are animals with many legs. They are the millipedes (diplopods) which have two pairs of legs in every segment of their body and the centipedes (chilopods) which have one pair of legs in every segment of their body. Centipede means “hundred feet” while millipede means “thousand feet”
E. EVALUATION A. Classify the following animals. Write each name under the column they belong. (for slow learners)
CRAB
CRUSTACEANS INSECTS ARACHNIDS MYRIAPODS
B. Complete the description by supplying the correct word from the word box. (for fast learners)
____________________ are jointed legs. There are four groups of animals in
this group. Crustaceans have a hard outer ______________ divided into sections. _______________ have three pairs of walking legs, one or two pairs of wings and a pair of antennae. ________________ possess spinnerets which they spin threads into webs. Myriapods are the animals with _________________.
insects arthropods body covering
arachnids many legs myriapods
IV. Assignment Collect some insects and arachnids. Preserve them in a glass jar with cotton and naphthalene balls.
