Living and Non-living Things · B4 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.1.1.2

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

identify movement, nutrition and reproduction as three key life processes of animals.
describe how at least one insect, one bird, one reptile and one mammal move, feed and reproduce.
demonstrate through role-play or pantomime how a chosen animal moves and feeds.
explain in their own words why movement, nutrition and reproduction are important for the survival of animals.
group animals according to how they move (walk, crawl, fly, swim, hop) and what they eat (plants, other animals, both).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Diversity of Matter (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Living and Non-living Things (1.1)
Content standard: B4.1.1.1 - Understand the physical features and life processes of living things and use this understanding to classify them
Indicator: B4.1.1.1.2 - Know life processes of animals (movement, nutrition and reproduction)
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 2
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners observe videos and pictures depicting movement, nutrition and reproduction in animals.
- Learners describe how various animals (insects, birds, reptiles and mammals) move, feed and reproduce.
- Learners role-play or pantomime movement and nutrition of animals.
- In groups, learners discuss the importance of movement, nutrition and reproduction to animals.
NB: Teachers should collect and preserve some common animals for presentation.