Classification of Animals According to the Food they Eat

1. Phenomenal Dialogue-Style
Learning Module
(A Strategic Intervention Material)
Mr. Jake B. Bautista
Proponent/Writer
Schools Division Office of Bataan
District of Dinalupihan
COLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2. CONTENTS
ACTIVITY CARD...9-11
ASSESSMENT CARD...12-14
ENRICHMENT CARD...15-16
ANSWER CARD...17-18
REFERENCE CARD...19
GUIDE CARD….1-8
(DIALOGUE-STYLE)
MAIN TASK:
Infer body structures of ani-
mals are adapted to food get-
ting in their particular environ-
ment. BEC PELC II.1 p.9
SUB TASKS:
 1.1 Classify animals according to
the food they eat
 1.2 Relate the mouth part of ani-
mals to the kind of food they eat
 1.3 Describe how animals get and
eat their food

3. MEET THE CHARACTERS
GUIDE CARD
With the special participation of
(The clever grandma)
(The inquisitive grandma)
(The bubbly grandma)
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4. You’re right Nidora. This place is
so cool! You know, I’m an animal
lover. In fact, I have so many pets.
SCENE: Kalye’s Angels named Lola Nidora, Lola Ti-
dora, and Lola Tinidora decided to bond together. They
went to Animal World, a nearby zoo. With Alden and
Yaya Dub, they saw different animals there.
GUIDE CARD
Oh Tidora and Tinidora! Finally,
we’re here! It’s so nice to take a
break after our busy schedules.
Me too! I have cows, carabaos
and goats!
Tinidora, those are what we call
herbivores.
What are herbivores Nidora?
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5. Don’t you know that animals
may be classified according to
the type of food they eat? Since
Tinidora’s pets include cows,
carabaos and goats, these ani-
mals eat plants, grass in particu-
lar. By then they are herbivores.
You’re so smart Nidora! Tell us
more about animals.
Animals can be classified as herbi-
vores, carnivores and omnivores.
Like what I have said, animals that
eat only plants are herbivores while
animals that eat meat or other ani-
mals are called carnivores.
Oh really? So, animals may be her-
bivores and carnivores.
That’s not all. They may also be clas-
sified as omnivores. These animals
eat both plants and animals.
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6. How about the omnivores?
Would you give us more exam-
ples Nidora?
Sheep, horses, rabbits and snails are
well known examples of herbivores
which eat grass and leaves. A par-
rot, however, which eats fruits and
nuts can also be called a herbivore.
What about carnivores?
Carnivores eat meat. A carnivore is a
predator because it has to find and
catch its prey. Some carnivores, such
as wolves, hunt in a group called a
pack. They move silently and slowly
to form a circle around their prey be-
fore they attack.
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7. You’re so brilliant Nidora!
Orchids for you! Clap! Clap! Clap!
Thank you so much Tinodora! By the
way, I have instructed our grandchil-
dren, Alden and Yaya Dub to have a
research about this topic. I already
knew that you and Tidora wants to
know more about animals.
Alden, Yaya Dub! Where are you???
Omnivores eat both plants and
meat. Chickens are omnivores.
They eat seeds, but they can also
eat worms. human beings are also
omnivores, although some people
choose not to eat meat. These peo-
ple are called vegetarians.
The chimpanzee is omnivorous. It
eats fruits, leaves, palm nuts, seeds
and stems, as well as ants, birds'
eggs, fish and termites. Chimpan-
zees will occasionally kill and eat
baboons and wild pigs.
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8. What have you researched about
animals Alden?
Lola Nidora, we’re here!
What can we do for you our dear
grandma?
Lola, upon reading books, I have
learned that different animals
have different mouthparts. The
appearance of their mouthparts
reveals the kinds of food they
eat.
Very interesting Alden! Please tell
more about it.
Animals that eat plants have flat
teeth. Their teeth are used for
grinding and chewing.
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9. Great job kids! Both of you are
smart just like your Lola Nidora!
On the other hand Grandma, meat-
eating animals have strong, sharp
and pointed teeth. These teeth are
used for tearing meat into smaller
pieces.
Animals that pick out and crack
seeds have hard beaks. They do
not have teeth. Just like the
birds!
A mouthpart that is used for suck-
ing looks like a tube. This tiny
tube is called proboscis. Mosqui-
toes have this mouthpart.
That’s not all Lola Nidora! Some
animals have long tongue fas-
tened at the front of the mouth.
This tongue is sticky and pops
out to catch food. Examples are
frogs!
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10. Very good Alden and Yaya Dub!
As partners in research I guess you
are doing great!
Lola, we have also learned the
following. Please take a glance.
How Animals Get Their Food
All animals need food. No matter where an animal lives, finding food is
an important work it must do in order to survive. However, different animals
differ in the food they eat. They also differ in the way they get their food.
Body Parts
a. Valves and cilia – Clams use their valves to get food. Oyster use both
valve and their cilia in their bodies. The food is drawn into their shell by water
current together with the beating of cilia and the opening of valves.
b. Claws – Cats, tigers and lions use their claws in getting food. Cats catch
mice by using their claws.
c. Tongue – cows and sheep place their lower jaw near the ground while
grazing. They wrap their tongue around the grass and close their mouth.
d. Beaks and Bills – Owls, hawks, kingfishers and other birds use their
beaks in getting food. The kingfishers with their powerful bills, perch on a
tree branch near the water to catch fish. The pelicans use their large bills to
catch fish. Other birds have small, short hard beaks for cracking nuts and
seeds.
e. Tentacles- Squid and octopus use their tentacles to obtain food. A squid
has ten tentacles while the octopus has eight. They also have beak like teeth
used to bite and tear their prey into pieces.
Appearance of the Mouth and Certain Mouth Parts
a. Butterflies, bees and moths use the long fine sucking tubes of their
mouths to sip nectar from flowers.
b. The whale’s big mouth open by the force of the animals, while in for-
ward motion. Around 300 horny baleen plates hang down like curtains from
the roof of the mouth.
c. Cray fishes have mouth parts that crush and bite food into small pieces.
d. Grasshoppers, beetles and termites have biting mouth parts that tear the
food into small pieces before swallowing them.
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11. WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Animals around us
WHAT ARE YOUR OBSERVATIONS?
1. Do the animals you have observed eat similar
food?
2. How are they different from one another?
3. What are their characteristics?
ACTIVITY 1
Classification of Animals
According to the Food they Eat
ACTIVITY CARD
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
1. Conduct observation within your community.
2. Look for different animals.
3. Classify them as herbivores, carnivores or
omnivores.
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12. WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Animals around us
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
1. Observe how animals eat.
2. Look closely at their mouth parts.
WHAT ARE YOUR OBSER-
VATIONS?
1. Do the animals have the same
mouthparts?
2. Does their teeth affect the
kinds of food they eat?
ACTIVITY 2
Animals’ Body Parts for
Getting Food
ACTIVITY CARD
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13. WHAT DO YOU NEED?
1/4 illustration board
cut-out pictures of different animals
from magazines or newspapers
glue
marker
ruler
WHAT SHOULD PUPILS
DO?
1. The pupils will be creating a mural.
2. Briefly review with the class different
types of animals.
3. By using a marker, and a ruler, draw
three columns on the illustration board.
4. Label the columns as HERBIVORE,
CARNIVORE AND OMNIVORE.
5. Let pupils paste the pictures on the
proper columns.
ACTIVITY 3
Herbivores,
Carnivores,
Omnivores
ACTIVITY CARD
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14. I. Classify the following animals as an omnivore, a carni-
vore or a herbivore.
___________1. ___________6.
___________2. ___________7.
___________3. ___________8.
___________4. ___________9.
___________5. _ ___________10.
ASSESSMENT CARD
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15. II. From the appearance of their mouth parts, match the
following animals with the food they eat. Letter only.
__________1. a. seed
__________2. b. insects
__________3. c. meat
__________4. d. bones
__________5. e. grass
ASSESSMENT CARD
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16. III. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What do the birds use in order to get/eat food?
a. tongue b. teeth c. beak d. feathers
2. Which among these animals have claws in order to
catch food?
a. oyster b. cats c. penguin d. horse
3. It has eight tentacles that are useful in obtaining food.
a. clams b. jelly fish c. squid d. octopus
4. What does the clam use to get food?
a. valves b. shell c. beak d. tongue
5. Which of these animals uses its tongue to catch food?
a. owl b. frog c. tiger d. monkey
IV. TRUE or FALSE.
_______1. Animals have the same ways of getting food.
_______2. Animals have their special body parts that help
them get their food.
_______3. Flat teeth of the plant-eating animals are used
for tearing.
_______4. Meat-eating animals have strong, sharp and
pointed teeth.
_______5. The appearance of animals’ mouthparts reveals
the kinds of food they eat.
ASSESSMENT CARD
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17. A S G F E C A R A B A O A W E D R S F S R
K G H F A G S S E S F E S F A H W E F S E
A L S F E S K Y G I O I O G O A T X F S D
T I A D F T U G H J U A L D E N Y A Y A E
I O L O L A P L O I U Y F G H J T N E D R
N N Y Y A L D U B J N I V O R E J Y R U A
I I I L O S H E E P S O T H U I O U E B E
D D F D F D F E W A S P F R E T Y T E G O
O O T E F G W S A S S E F G S W E F E E
R R I K O K A K A C A T E R P I L L A R D
A A G N I D O R A E S C G S A G S G S S A
L R E P A L A K A F R R A E A A E A E A B
A T R W E H O R S E I O V O V V O V O W H
I I S B I L L S W A S C G S U F G F G R E
O T T D U D E F E G X O A E L V O V O R H
A H Y E T T E D R L S D V O T Z S D F E T
L U U A T G S R E E E I F G U C R C E W O
O I I A Y A E R W A R L V O R A S E R W A
W O M N I V O R W D W E R E E S A A A W O
A A F S E F G W S A S S E F G S W E F E I
R O M N I V O R E T T J U I O P L R F S A
ENRICHMENT CARD
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18. ENRICHMENT CARD
CONNECT THE ANIMALS!
If the animal is a herbivore, give it to Lola Tinidora.
If it is an omnivore, give it to Lola Tidora.
If it is a carnivore, give it to Lola Nidora.
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19. ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 1
1. No. Animals eat different
kinds of food.
2. Some animals eat plants. Oth-
er animals eat meat. There
are also animals that eat both
plants and meat.
3. They have different charac-
teristics. They differ in mouth-
parts and other body parts used
in getting and eating their food.
ACTIVITY 2
1. No. Animals have different
mouthparts.
2. Yes. Animals having flat teeth
eat plants while those who
have sharp and pointed teeth
eat meat.
ACTIVITY 2
(The teacher will be checking if
the pupils were able to put the
animals in the correct columns)
Assessment Card
Part I.
1. herbivore
2. omnivore
3. carnivore
4. herbivore
5. carnivore
6. carnivore
7. omnivore
8. omnivore
9. omnivore
10. omnivore
Part II.
1. c
2. d
3. b
4. e
5. a
Part III
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. b
Part IV
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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ANSWER CARD

20. ENRICHMENT
A S G F E C A R A B A O A W E D R S F S R
K G H F A G S S E S F E S F A H W E F S E
A L S F E S K Y G I O I O G O A T X F S D
T I A D F T U G H J U A L D E N Y A Y A E
I O L O L A P L O I U Y F G H J T N E D R
N N Y Y A L D U B J N I V O R E J Y R U A
I I I L O S H E E P S O T H U I O U E B E
D D F D F D F E W A S P F R E T Y T E G O
O O T I E F G W S A S S E F G S W E F E E
R R I K O K A K A C A T E R P I L L A R D
A A G N I D O R A E S C G S A G S G S S A
L R E P A L A K A F R R A E A A E A E A B
A T R W E H O R S E I O V O V V O V O W H
I I S B I L L S W A S C G S U F G F G R E
O T T D U D E F E G X O A E L V O V O R H
A H Y E T T E D R L S D V O T Z S D F E T
L U U A T G S R E E E I F G U C R C E W O
O I I A Y A E R W A R L V O R A S E R W A
W O M N I V O R W D W E R E E S A A A W O
A A F S E F G W S A S S E F G S W E F E I
R O M N I V O R E T T J U I O P L R F S A
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ANSWER CARD

21. REFERENCE
Basic Education Curriculum-
Philippine Elementary Learning Competencies
II.1 p.9
Valbuena, Oluminada B. Sample Lesson Plans in
Science and Health V, pp. 61-67
Penaflor, Edilyn L. (2013) Classification of Ani-
mals, Approved Innovation in Science and Health
V
www.google.com.ph/images
http://brosulahazelivy.blogspot.com/2013/02/classifying-
animals-according-to-food.html
http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/
chap0006.html
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