I Need You

Rationale

Ecosystem is a community of living organisms conjunction with the non-

living components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil)
interacting as a system. The basic needs of human, animals, and plants are
identified. These are the things we get from the environment and the
conservation and protection to our environment. Therefore, this teacher
support materials is designed to develop critical thinking in order to respond
with the needs on teaching the importance of ecology to human life.

Description
These teacher support materials is designed as an interactive learning
materials for the pupils to study and manipulate to come up with a conclusion
generalization and learning outputs.

Competencies
1. Identify the basic needs of human, plants and animals such as air, food,
water and shelter.
2. Explain how living things depend on the environment to meet their basic
needs.
3. Recognize that there is a need to protect and conserve the environment.

Subject Matter
Ecosystem

Objectives
The teacher support materials are intended to help pupils understand
the connection of living things to its environment and the need to conserve and
protect our natural resources.

Target Audience
Grade 3 pupils

Duration
15- 20 minutes

Resources
pictures of families, animals and plants
using ICT gadgets/ power point/video clips

1
Direction to the Teacher
Activity 1
The teacher will provide activity sheets for the pupils.
This can be done individually, pair sharing, or a group work.

Activity 1 Smiley

Put a happy face in the boxes if people, animals and plants need the
following.
Needs People Animals Plants Activity
Food
Water
Air
Habitat
Clothing/Covering

Pictures to be displayed.( Through ICT gadgets/Power point presentation or

video clips)

2
Questions for the pictures/Power point presentation/video clips displayed.
1. What things does the environment give to people, animals, plants?
Draw and label your drawing.
Group 1 - people
Group 2 – animals
Group 3 - plants

Group Activity
Answer the questions through drawing.
Group 1________ What will happen to people, animals and plants if there
is no water? Why?
Group 2________ What will happen to people, animals and plants if there
is no sunlight? Why?
Group 3________ What will happen to people and animals if there were
no plants? Why?
Group 4________ What will happen if the environment could no longer
give the needs of people, animals and plants? Why?

3
Activity 1 Smiley

Put a happy face in the boxes if people, animals and plants need the
following.

Needs People Animals Plants Activity

Food

Water

Air

Habitat

Clothing/Covering

4
 Activity 2 Do You Know Why ?
1. What things does the environment give to people, animals, plants?
Draw and label your drawing.
Group 1 - people
Group 2 – animals
Group 3 - plants

Group Activity
Answer the questions through drawing.
Group 1________ What will happen to people, animals and plants if there
is no water? Why?
Group 2________ What will happen to people, animals and plants if there
is no sunlight? Why?
Group 3________ What will happen to people and animals if there were
no plants? Why?
Group 4________ What will happen if the environment could no longer
give the needs of people, animals and plants? Why?