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Investigating living things
SCIENCE FOR FUN......
How animals Protect Themeselves FromExtreme Weather.
Protection from Hot Weather
Earthworm
To keep away from the heat of the sun ,a snake and an earthworm hides in holesin the ground .
Hippopotamuses wallowin mud holesTo cool their bodies. Hippopotamuses
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CAMEL
A camel has a hump to store fats And water and can go on living in
the hot desert without eating andDrinking for many days , long eyeLashes protect its eyes from the
Desert
During the day..a snail hides in it sshell away from the hot sun and only comes outto feed at night when it is much cooler.
WORKSHEETS
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PROTECTION FROM COLD
WEATHER
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A polar bear has a thick coat of white fur and layer of fat
to survive in the cold Artic Environment.
Other examples :-Penguins , Artic fox
A swallow migrates to warmer placesFurther south to escape the cold winter and returns inspiring. Other examples :- Geese, Caribou
A whale has a thick layer of fat called blubber to keepthem warm. Other examples :- Walruses , Seals
INVESTIGATING LIVING THINGS
How Animals Protect Themeselves From Danger
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Deer live in groups to fight of theirenemies
With theirantlers.
A bee has a poisonous sting
A snake has a poisonous bite
A horse has powerful legs and hard
hoofsTo run fast and fight off
predators.
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Cows and male deers have horns fight
their enemies.
A tortoise has a hard shell
A moth has false eyes which are there big to thedeceive and
frighten away its enemies.
A porcupine has sharp
Spines to fight its predators.
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A millipede rolls itself up to make it difficult for its enemy to
attack it.
A squid gives out a dark ink- like liquid to its surrounding to
help hide itself.
A chameleon changes its skin colour according tothe surrounding
for camouflage.
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Theme : Investigating Living Things Year: 4Activity 1
How Animals Protect Themeselves
From Extreme Weather
1. State how the following animals protect
themeselves:-
a) Walrus ( from extreme cold):..........................................................................................................
b) Squirrels ( from extreme cold ) :..........................................................................................................
c) Wild geese ( from extreme cold) :..........................................................................................................
d) Desert porcupines ( from extreme heat):..........................................................................................................
e) Whales ( from cold weather ) :..........................................................................................................
F) Hippopotamus ( from extreme heat ) :....................................................................................
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Theme : Investigating Living Things Year: 4Activity – 2
How Animals Protect Themeselves From Extreme Weather
A.Name the animals that have the followingcharacteristics to protect themeselves fromextreme weather or from their enemies:
1) Have big false eyes
2)Breaks off its tail
3) Is green , lives on trees and changes it colour accordingto the surroundings
4)Stores fats in their humps
5) Curls itself up.
6) Shoots it sharp spines on its enemy.
7)Has sis legs and a poisonus sting.
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8)Ejects out dark ink – like liquid to its surrounding.
9)Goes into its hard shell and comes out only at night.
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Theme : Investigating Living Things Year: 4Activity – 3
How Animals Protect fromDanger
1.Solve the following puzzles.
I have a hard shell with four
scaly legs. My enemies
cannot harm me when i pull
my body into my shell.
I am a .................................
I am brown with six legs. I
roam around the kitchens,
cupboards and dark place
at night. My enemies keepaway from me as my body
produces bad smell.
I am .................................
I have many legs but i
cannot run very fast. To
protect my self when ii m
faced with an enemy , i roll
my body up.
I am .....................................
I am a .................................
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Theme : Investigating Living Things Year: 4
Activity – 4
How Animals Protect from Danger .
B. The given picture shows special characteristics of certainanimals.
ANIMALS
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