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ANIMALS AND CREATURES THAT HELP US - Coggle Diagram
ANIMALS AND CREATURES THAT HELP US
NATURAL SCIENCE
Sub-topic 1: Animals that give us food and/or clothes
Key Concept: Some animals provide us with food (milk, eggs, meat) and materials for clothing (wool, leather).
Skills Developed: Observation, classification, and communication.
Activity: Learners examine labelled pictures of animals and match them to products (e.g., cow → milk, sheep → wool, chicken → eggs).
Inquiry Question: “How do animals help meet our basic needs?”
CAPS Reference: (Department of Basic Education, 2011:57).
Sub-topic 2: Animals that work for us
Key Concept: Certain animals perform work that helps people (e.g., guide dogs, police horses, donkeys pulling carts).
Skills Developed: Investigating functions, comparing abilities.
Activity: Role-play “A day in the life of a working animal.”
Inquiry Question: “How do animals help people with jobs or transport?”
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sub-topic 1: Animals that give us food and/or clothes
Key Concept: People in different communities depend on animals for survival and livelihoods.
Skills Developed: Mapping, recognising human-environment relationships.
Activity: Learners draw or label a simple community map showing where animals live and how they help people (farms, homes, cities).
Inquiry Question: “How do animals support families and communities?”
Sub-topic 2: Animals that work for us
Key Concept: Humans have used animals for transport and work throughout history.
Skills Developed: Chronological thinking, sequencing.
Activity: Learners create a time line showing how animal work has changed (from horses and donkeys to modern machines).
Inquiry Question: “How has technology changed the way animals help people?”
TECHNOLOGY
Sub-topic 1: Animals that give us food and/or clothes
Key Concept: Humans design tools to process animal products (e.g., milking machines, shears).
Skills Developed: Designing and problem-solving.
Activity: Learners design and make a simple model of a milking bucket or wool shearing tool using recyclable materials.
Inquiry Question: “How can we make it easier to collect animal products safely?”
Sub-topic 2: Animals that work for us
Key Concept: Technology can copy or support what animals do (robots, mechanical horses, drones).
Skills Developed: Comparing natural and designed systems.
Activity: Learners compare a working animal with a machine that does a similar job (e.g., a guide dog vs. a robot guide).
Inquiry Question: “What can we learn from animals to design better technology?”
INTERGRATION SUMMARY
Knowledge: Understanding the roles animals play in food, clothing, and work.
Skills: Observation, classification, investigation, communication, design.
Values: Care for animals, responsibility, respect for nature, empathy for animals and people.