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Animals That Help Us - Coggle Diagram
Animals That Help Us
Social Science
Animals that give us food - Chickens
Human environment interaction
Responsibility and community care
Knowledge: Learners observe how animals live and what they need (how chickens lay eggs)
Skills: Learners think of ways they can help these animals with their needs(what do chickens need to lay eggs)
Values: Learners gather information about animal needs and human intervention to help the animals. analyse how creating safe environments for animals affects the wellbeing of animals and humans
Knowledge: Learners notice how humans care for animals and how this benefits the community (Observing that caring for chickens gives us a steady supply of eggs)
Skills: Learners practise making decisions that show responsibility and care (providing a safe nesting place for chickens)
Value: Learners gather and reflect on examples of animal care.
CLASS ACTIVITY: Building a nest for chickens
Kids Soup, 2025
Animals that give us food - Bees
Caring for the environment
Interdependence
CLASS ACTIVITY: Learners design and help build a flower garden on school grounds
Im The Chef Too, 2025
Knowledge: Humans, bees and plants rely on each other. Learners observe bees visiting flowers and notice the pollination process
Skills: Learners think about how planting flowers will help bees
Value: Learners record which flower bees visit most and analyse how this affects plant growth and food production.
Knowledge: Humans take care of the environment so plants, animals, and people can benefit in the future. Learners explore ways to create a safe, healthy garden for bees.
Skills: Learners plan and make decisions on how they can support bees and the garden
Value: Learners observe how the garden grows and which actions benefit the environment most.
Natural Science
Animals that give us clothes – sheep
Matter and Materials: Sheep give us wool
Wool can be changed to make different products
Class activity: Learners will do a wool vs synthetic activity
Agricultural Classroom, 2025
Knowledge: Students learn that wool is a natural material made from sheeps fleece
Skills: Learners observe and compare different fabrics to describe how wool feels and behaves
Values: learners show care for animals and respect for natural materials provided by living things.
Knowledge: learners understand that wool can be cleaned, dyed and spun to make new products such as scarves or socks
Skills: learners observe and record how wool changes during processing and communicate their findings
Values: Learners show curiosity and appreciation for how science and technology change natural materials for human use
Animals that give us food – Cows
class activity: making butter from cream
Science Foundation Ireland
Milk changes can be measured and recorded
Milk changes into different products
Knowledge: Learners know that milk from cows can change into foods like cheese, yogurt, and butter.
Skills: Learners observe and describe how milk changes during processes like boiling and fermenting.
Values: Learners show care for animals and respect for natural products as they learn how they change.
Knowledge: Learners understand that milk changes its texture, colour, and taste when processed into different products.
Skills: Learners record and communicate their observations about the changes in milk.
Values: Learners show curiosity and appreciation for how natural products can change through science and technology.
Technology
Animals that work for us – Service dogs
class activity: Designing a helper tool for service animals.
Science Buddies
Making tools to help service animals
Designing solutions with service animals
Knowledge: Learners know that service animals are trained to help people perform tasks they cannot do on their own.
Skills: Learners identify problems that animals can help solve and plan how animals can assist in specific situations, like guiding, alerting, or retrieving objects.
Values: Learners show empathy, understanding and respect for animals and the people who rely on them.
Knowledge: Learners understand that humans can design simple tools or devices to help service animals perform tasks more effectively, like harnesses, alert devices, or carrying aids.
Skills: Learners plan, design, and create a simple model of a tool or device that could assist a service animal in completing a task. Harness
Values: Learners show creativity, problem-solving, and care for both animals and people who rely on them.
Animals that work for us - Horses and donkeys
Building models of animal-friendly systems
Identifying problems that horses and donkeys can solve
Class activity: learners will design a stable model or pathway.
adapted from education.com
Knowledge: Learners know that donkeys and horses can help humans by carrying loads, ploughing fields, and transporting people in areas without vehicles.
Skills: Learners explore real-life scenarios and identify tasks that could be made easier with donkeys or horses. They discuss which tasks would need additional tools, like carts, saddles, or harnesses.
Values:Learners show respect for animals, understanding their strength and value in supporting human work.
Knowledge: Learners understand that human-designed systems, like ramps, feeding troughs, or carts, help animals carry out work tasks safely and reduce strain.
Skills: Learners design and create small models of these systems using simple materials and test how well they would work for carrying loads or guiding animals.
Values: Learners show creativity, problem-solving, and empathy for animals by considering their safety and comfort in the design.