Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Animals That Help Us (Cows) - Coggle Diagram
Animals That Help Us (Cows)
Natural Science
Sub-topic 1: Exploration of products from cows
Key Concept: Cows provide us humans with milk, meat and non-food items like leather. (Dairykids,2025)
Activity:
The learners will receive various samples of milk (full cream milk, almond milk, maas, low fat milk.)
The learners will have to observe the colours, smell and taste from the different milks provided.
Questions for learners to consider:
How are the milks alike?
How are the milks different from each other?
How is low fat milk healthier than full cream milk?
or
Extended activity: Making butter experiment
Learners explore how to turn milk into butter
Sub-topic 2: Exploration and function of a cows body and their needs
Activity:
A cow's parts of the body and its function worksheet
The learners would be provided a worksheet with images of the body parts of a cow and the written functions of those specific body parts.
Learners will have to identify and write down the name of the body part
The learners will draw a line to match the image of the body part to the right body function.
The learners will list the important things that cows need (water, type of food and shelter)
Questions for learners to consider:
How do cows stay healthy?
What do cows eat?
Key Concept:
Learners being able to identify the animal main parts of a cows body and understand how each part is used to help the animal in its daily life.
Learners being able to understand what animals (cow) need in order to stay healthy. The importance of food, water and shelter for animals. (Newpath,2025)
(Will create worksheet with inspiration from this worksheet:
https://newpathworksheets.com/science/grade-3/animals-and-their-needs
)
Social Science
Sub- topic 1: Significance of cows in different cultures or transportation/ delivering products from a cow
Activity:
Individual Mapping
Learners must create a map showing how the products from cows (meat and milk) travel from the farm to the dairy factory to the shops and to the community.
Learners are to use symbols to represent elements of nature and man-made elements
Learners must create roads that lead to each destination from the beginning to the end.
Key Concept:
From the farm the milk is transported by the farmers in refrigerated trucks.
Learners are able to understand how goods ( such as milk) move from farms to factories and lastly to shops and different communities.
Learners will be able to identify the relationship between people (and their jobs), places, and different transport systems.
Sub-topic 2: Significance of farming to the community for the economy
Activity:
Role play of butchery and dairy store (which includes milk , butter , yogurt and cheese:
Learners are divided into different groups which each represent a different job ( drivers, butchery employees, dairy store employees and customers)
In their groups, learners will create their store and draw their products that they will sell and money
The learners will get a chance to roleplay and try promoting their products to the group of learners that are customers.
Each group of learners get a chance to explain their job role and calculate who made the most money
Key Concept:
Learners understand the importance of Cows to the community and economy as they provide food (meat and dairy), create jobs for people, and support businesses like butcheries and dairy stores.
Learners are able to identify various products that come from cows and demonstrate through role play how the sale of various cow products contributes positvely to the economy. (Dailykids, 2019)
https://www.dairykids.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5.-FACTSHEET_2019-From-farm-to-fridge_PRESS.pdf
Technology
Sub-topic 2: Production and process of cows milk
Activity:
The use of technology and design a milk carton for a newly flavoured milk at a dairy factory.
Learners must create this carton using recyclable materials.
Questions for learners to consider:
How do we keep milk fresh?
Once the carton is open, is it able to close after usage or does it need to be emptied out into another bottle?
Key Concept:
Design and create useful packaging that keeps food products (like milk) fresh, safe, and easy to use while caring for the environment. (DairyKids,2025)
Learners are able to identify that the packaging is the last stage of the manufacturing process in the factory.
https://www.dairykids.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fact-Sheet_Safe-Milk.pdf
Sub-topic 1: Dairy Farm Security
Activity:
Building of a secure cow farm
Learners will design and create a simple model of a farm that includes security measures to protect the cows. Learners will be encouraged to think about security measures such as fencing, security cameras, security guards when developing their farm.
Questions for learners to consider:
Why is it important to keep cows safe?
How do cameras help farmers?
What would be the process if a cow happens to get injured or escape? How does technology stop that from happening?
Key Concept:
The use of technology and design to protect and care for farm animals.
Learners will be able to identify the different measures to protect farm animals.
The learners will be able to understand the importance of animal safety
(
https://za.pinterest.com/pin/813884963953729101/
)