This material consists of lessons and activities on how sense organs work, classification and anatomy of animals and plants, heredity, and ecosystems.
Objective
1. Provide knowledge on the importance of knowing how senses function.
2. Bring awareness on the importance of plants and animals in the ecosystem.
3. Acquire knowledge on how heredity and variance affects offsprings of living things.
Curriculum Information
Education Type
K to 12
Grade Level
Grade 3
Learning Area
Science
Content/Topic
Living Things and Their Environment
Intended Users
Learners, Students
Competencies
Describe the parts and functions of the sense organs of the human body
Enumerate healthful habits to protect the sense organs
Describe animals in their immediate surroundings
Identify the parts and functions of animals
Classify animals according to body parts and use
State the importance of animals to humans
Describe ways of proper handling of animals
Describe the parts of different kinds of plants
State the importance of plants to humans
Describe ways of caring and proper handling of plants
Compare living with nonliving things
Infer that living things reproduce
Identify observable characteristics that are passed on from parents to offspring eg humans animals plants
Identify the basic needs of humans plants and animals such as air food water and shelter
Explain how living things depend on the environment to meet their basic needs
Recognize that there is a need to protect and conserve the environment
