SCIENCE YEAR 4

LIVING WORLD

MENU UNIT

ANIMAL AND PLANTS PROTECT

THEMSELVES

FIND THESE ANIMALS

• PEPPERED MOTHS

• PRAYING MANTIS

• THORN BUGS

CAN YOU FIND IT ?

HOW THESE ANIMALS PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM DANGER.

1 2

3 4

PANGOLIN : HAVE HARD SCALES TO PROTECT

THEIR BODIES FROM BEING HURT

MILIPEDE : CURL UP THEIR BODIES TO PROTECT

THEMSELVES FROM DANGER

GARDEN SNAIL : HAVE A SHELL TO PROTECT

THEIR BODIES.

TORTOISE : HAVE HARD SHELL TO PROTECT THEIR

BODIES FROM BEING HURT

A. How buffaloes protect themselves from danger.

A. Good eyesight and hearing

B. Thick skin

C. Use their horn

B. How opossums protect themselves from danger

A. Can change their skin colour to match the colour of their surroundings

B. Pretending to be dead

C. Giving off a bad smell

GROUP ACTIVITYIdentify special characteristics/behaviour of these animal that protect them from danger in the internet website

http://www.suelebeau.com/animals.htm

artic foxdesert foxrhinocerose

camelchameleonsbed bugs

centipedesporcupinesscorpions

WORKSHEET

Tick (√ ) the correct answer.

Curling up

Scales

Thick fur

Wallowing

Hard shell

Protect from extreme weather

Protect from enemy

Specific characteristic/ behaviour

Answer the questions below:

1. Which of the following groups of animal have scales on

their body surfaces?

A. Pangolin, crocodile and snail

B. Pangolin, crocodile and snake

C. Crocodile, snake and crab

2. Animal X protects itself from its enemies by giving off a

bad smell. Animal X is probably a

A. Millipede

B. Centipede

C. Bed bug

3. How does these animal protect themselves from their

enemies?

A. Live in groups

B. Pretend to be dead

C. Attack their enemies with their horns

4. Why does a lizard break off its tail when it is attacked by

an enemy?

A. To confuse its enemies

B. To pretend it is dead

C. To kill its enemies

Please try again!

A B 1 2 3 4

Excellent!!!

A B 1 2 3 4

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