Forms of Life
Mammals are covered by hair or fur, have a backbone and warm-blooded.
All female mammals produce milk for their young.
Reptiles are covered by scales and include snakes, lizards and turtles.
Reptiles have a backbone and are cold-blooded, which means they often rely on the external sources of heat.
Birds are covered by feathers and are warm-blooded.
Most birds can fly and many types of birds migrate great distances.
Most insects such as ants and bees have a small, 3-part body with 3 pairs of legs.
Some insects, like mosquitoes, spread diseases that cause the deaths of many humans.
Unlike animals, plants get the energy that they need from the sun.
Plants convert light energy, along with carbon-dioxide and water, into chemical energy.
Exercise:
1.— What type of animals are covered by hair or fur?
— Mammals are covered by hair or fur, have a backbone and warm-blooded.
2.— Snakes and lizards are what type of animal?
— Reptiles are covered by scales and include snakes, lizards and turtles.
3.— What warm-blooded animals are covered by feathers?
— Birds are covered by feathers and are warm-blooded.
4.— What type of animal are ants and bees?
— Insects such as ants and bees live in well-organized
5.— What type of life gets energy directly from the Sun?
— Unlike animals, plants get the energy that they need from the sun.
6.— What female mammals produce for their young?
— All female mammals produce milk for their young.
7. Most birds can fly and many types of birds migrate great distances.
8. Some insects, like mosquitoes, spread diseases that cause the deaths of many humans.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Most mammals live on land, but some live in the sea.
2. Birds are covered by feathers and are warm-blooded.
3. Unlike animals, plants get the energy that they need from the sun.
4. Insects don't have a backbone and most are cold-blooded.
5. Most birds can fly and many types of birds migrate great distances.
Instruments
Scales and rulers are used to measure weight and length.
Units of weight include kilograms and pounds, and units of length include centimeters and inches.
These instruments are used to observe very large and very small objects.
Telescopes are used by astronomers, and microscopes are used by biologists and doctors.
These appliances are used in the kitchens of almost every home.
Stoves are used to heat food, and refrigerators are used to keep foods cool or cold.
Household tools like these, are used to build and repair things.
Hammers are used to pound in nails and screwdrivers are used to turn a screw.
Exercise:
1.— What would you use to measure the height of your kids?
— Rulers are used to measure length.
2.— What is used to measure weight and length?
— Scales and rulers are used to measure weight and length.
3.— 10 kilograms is how many pounds?
— 10 kilograms is about 22 pounds.
4.— What would you use to cook some vegetables?
— Stoves are used to heat food.
5.— What is found in almost every kitchen?
— These appliances are used in the kitchens of almost every home.
6. These instruments are used to observe very large and very small objects.
7. If you need to pound in a nail, use a hammer.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. Two inches is a little more than five centimeters.
2. If you need to pound in a nail, use a hammer.
3. Telescopes are used by astronomers, and microscopes are used by biologists and doctors.
4. Household tools like these, are used to build and repair things.
