Interactive and Integrative Lesson Plan

Life Cycle Reproduction of

Fishes, Amphibians, and Insects
(Date)
I. Obectives
Cognitive : Describe the different stages in the life cycle of some animals.
Describe the life cycle of some animals.
Describe the changes in animals as they develop and grow.
Psychomotor : Collect live specimens and write a report on their life cycles.
Affective : Appreciate change when it is for the better.
Show concern for the propagation of species.
II. Integration
A. !alue" Building a pleasing personality.
#. $nglish: Dream come true: a Cinderella story
III. %ubect &atter
1. 'nit : Animal Reproduction
(opic : Life cycle reproduction of fishes amphibians and insects.
Reference : i!e"tboo# $ Science and %ealth $ by &essie A. 'illegas pages ()*+,
&aterials : pictures or live animals
2. Concepts)Related Ideas
,. Since fishes live in water they spawn in the water. !heir -ellyli#e eggs have no shells. !he eggs are fertili.ed
e"ternally by the male/s sperms. !hen they are hatched as babies loo#ing li#e their parents.
0. 1n the world of fishes the father is the baby sitter. 1t is the father that protects and cares for the eggs until after
they are hatched and ready to survive on their own. 1n some species the eggs are #ept in a nest or in a hole in
the sand. !he father swims bac# and forth over the nest and fans the eggs with its tail. !his #eeps the water
around the eggs fresh and helps them hatch. 2hen the babies hatch the father watches over them. %e fights
anything that comes near. !he father swims with them and guards them while they find food. 1n some species
the eggs are #ept in the father3s mouth until they hatch and are ready to ta#e care of themselves. A father
seahorse #eeps the mother/s eggs in a pouch on its stomach. 2hen the eggs hatch the babies shoot out of the
father3s pouch.
4. Amphibians live in water as babies and on land as adults. Although most amphibians are adapted to life on
land they remain dependent upon water. !heir eggs lac# a protective waterproof shell so they can easily dry
out. !hus they must return to the water to reproduce.
$. Li#e fishes amphibians also spawn in the water. During spawning the eggs released by the female are
fertili.ed e"ternally by the male. 2ithin several wee#s the eggs hatch into a fishli#e stage with very little or no
resemblance with the adults of their own #ind. But as they grow they change in form and end up loo#ing li#e
their parents. !his series of transformation in the life cycle of amphibians is #nown as metamorphosis.
(. A frog is an amphibian. A baby frog is called a tadpole. Li#e fishes tadpoles live in water so they have gills for
breathing and fins and tails for swimming. A young tadpole is a fast swimmer because of its large tail. But as it
grows its tail becomes shorter5 and legs begin to form ... first the hind legs then the front legs. 2hen the tail
disappears and the hind legs are full grown the swimmer tadpole becomes a -umper frog. !his time the gills
disappear and lungs are formed. 2ith lungs a frog breathes as people do and so the frog can live on land.
+. 1n most species of insects the eggs are fertili.ed inside the female/s body by a male/s sperm. 6any insects lay
eggs on a food source so the young can begin to eat right after they hatch.
7. 6ost insects li#e the butterfly bee housefly mos8uito and wasp undergo complete metamorphosis. !hey
change from eggs to larvae to pupae to adults. !he larva of most insects loo#s li#e a worm. !he larva of a
butterfly is called a caterpillar5 that of a mos8uito is a wriggler5 that of a fly is a maggot. During the pupa stage
the insect does not eat or move around. 1n many species the pupa is surrounded by a cocoon.
). Some insects such as the grasshopper go through an incomplete metamorphosis. !hey change from eggs to
nymphs to adults. A nymph loo#s li#e a little adult but has no wings and is not yet able to reproduce.
3. Process %*ills
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I!. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
:reetings
Chec#ing of attendance
Chec#ing of assignments
1. Revie+
1. How do placental mammals develop and grow?
2. How do marsupials develop and grow?
3. How do monotremes develop and grow?
4. How do birds develop and grow?
5. How do reptiles develop and grow?
2. &otivation
What horse is not a mammal but a fish?
If an animal has the head of a frog but the bod of a fish! is it a fish or an amphibian?
"he crafish! starfish! #ellfish! and cuttlefish have all fish$names% but the are not fish.
3. Presentation
&ometimes it is hard to tell whether an animal is a fish or not. ' seahorse doesn(t loo) li)e a fish! but it is *&how a picture
of a sea horse+. ' muds)ipper loo)s li)e a frog but it is a fish *&how picture of a muds)ipper+. ' tadpole loo)s li)e a fish! swims
li)e a fish! breathes li)e a fish% but as it grows it changes to a frog. ,i)e the tadpole! the tin wriggler hatches in the water and
swims li)e a fish% but grows to be an insect.
4. Concept Formation
1. -pen our boo)s to page 5..
2. &ince fishes live in water! the spawn or la eggs in the water. /escribe the eggs of fishes.
3. How are the eggs of fishes fertili0ed?
4. How does a bab fish! or fingerling! loo) li)e when it is hatched?
5. &ome fish la a few eggs% others la a thousand eggs. ' mother sardine! for e1ample las as man as hundred thousand
eggs. With millions upon millions of eggs of different species of fish! most fish eggs never hatch. Wh?
2. In the world of fishes! who is the bab sitter?
3. How does the father protect and care for the eggs until after the are hatched and read to survive on their own?
.. In some species that do not la their eggs in nests or holes in the sand! where are the eggs )ept until the are hatched and
the babies read to survive on their own?
4. 'mphibian in ,atin means double life. Wh are amphibians so called?
15. 'lthough most amphibians are adapted to life on land! the must return to the water to reproduce. Wh?
11. How does the male frog fertili0e the eggs released b the female?
12. When the eggs hatch! how do the bab frogs loo)?
13. ' bab frog is called a tadpole. Wh can a tadpole live under water? How does it breathe?
14. Wh is a tadpole a fast swimmer?
15. Within several wee)s! the tadpoles change from a fishli)e swimmer to a #umping frog. What is the transformation called?
12. /escribe the metamorphosis of a frog.
13. 'ctivit 3 on pages 54$54 is a homewor). 6ou will visit a pond and collect frog(s eggs. -bserve the specimen dail for a
number of das until the eggs hatch into tadpoles and the tadpoles grow into frogs.
1.. "urn to page 25. "he tremendous si0e of insect population is proof of a ver successful life ccle reproduction and
adaptation. "he have survived conditions where other organisms failed. How are the eggs fertili0ed in most species of
insects?
14. Where do man insects la eggs?
25. Insects also undergo metamorphosis. 7ost insects! li)e the butterfl! bee! housefl! mos8uito! and wasp! undergo complete
metamorphosis. What are the stages in a complete metamorphosis?
21. "he larva of most insects loo)s li)e a worm. What is the larva of a butterfl called?
22. What is the larva of a mos8uito and a housefl called?
23. /uring the pupa stage! the insect does not eat or move around. In man species! what surrounds the pupa?
24. &ome insects! such as the grasshopper! go through an incomplete metamorphosis. What are the stages in an incomplete
metamorphosis?
25. /escribe a nmph.
22. 'ctivit . on pages 25$21 is also a homewor) that ma ta)e a few das. 9isit a garden and pic) a leaf containing some
eggs. :lace the leaf in a large plastic #ar covered with a wire mesh. -bserve the development of the specimen.
5. $nhancement Activities ) Assignment
How do fishes and amphibians develop and grow? pages 5.$54
How do insects develop and grow? pages 25$21
6. ,enerali-ations
How do fishes develop and grow?
How do amphibians develop and grow?
How do insects develop and grow?
7. Application)Integration
There's a story of a prince who turned into a frog because of a witch's curse. The curse can only be broken by a girl's
kiss. But who would ever like to kiss a frog? If you were the frog, what will you do to make a girl fall in love with you?
Like inderella, almost every young girl dreams to pass through a metamorphosis as that of a butterfly. !hat can you
do to make that dream come true?
8. $valuation
Multiple Choice Test. ;hoose the correct answer
1. How are the eggs of fishes and frogs fertilized
a+ "he eggs are fertili0ed inside the bod of the female.
b+ "he eggs are fertili0ed after the are laid.
c+ &ome eggs are fertili0ed inside the bod while those that are laid are fertili0ed in the water.
d+ <o fertili0ation ta)es place. "he are hatched after the are laid in the water.
!. "hy do frogs lay their eggs in the water
A. #hey are am$hibians% so they live and breed in $onds% rivers% and la&es.
'. (t is not safe to lay eggs on land because of so many egg)eating animals.
C. #heir eggs have no shells* they will readily dry u$ on land.
D. #heir babies cannot live on land.
a+ ' onl c+ '! = and ;
b+ ' and = d+ ; and /
3. "hich is not correct in the following life cycle of a butterfly
a+ egg b+ nmph c+ pupa d+ adult
+. A wriggler is to a ,,,,,, as a cater$illar is to a butterfly.
a+ housefl c+ bumble bee
b+ mos8uito d+ cric)et
5. -ome insects li&e the grassho$$er and the coc&roach undergo an incom$lete metamor$hosis in which the insect changes
from an egg to a nym$h to an adult. "hat is a nym$h
a+ It loo)s li)e a little adult that has no wings.
b+ It is a larva that does not become a pupa.
c+ It is a pupa that has no cocoon.
d+ It is a oung adult that has small wings but is not et able to reproduce.
.. A frog is an am$hibian. #his means that
a+ it can live on land and in water.
b+ it undergoes metamorphosis.
c+ it is laid as an egg and hatched as a bab frog loo)ing li)e an adult.
d+ it is laid as an egg! hatched as a tadpole! and grows into an adult frog.
/. "hich of the following statements is0are true
A. Animals can only re$roduce from eggs.
'. All eggs grow into baby animals.
C. 1ost animals develo$ from a fertilized egg.
D. -ome animals develo$ from a fertilized egg inside their mothers2 bodies and are born live% loo&ing ali&e their $arents.
3. -ome animals are laid as fertilized eggs and are hatched as baby animals loo&ing li&e their $arents.
4. -ome animals are laid as eggs% then fertilized by a male% and then hatched as babies loo&ing com$letely different
from their $arents. 'ut as they grow% they change in form and end u$ loo&ing li&e their $arents.
a+ '! =! ; and / c+ ;! /! > and ?
b+ '! /! > and ? d+ 'll of the above
5. A frog is hatched in the water as a swimmer tad$ole but grows into a 6um$er frog that can live on land. "hat ta&es $lace
during its metamor$hosis to ma&e this change $ossible
a+ "he tadpole is born with a tail that grows shorter and shorter until it disappears.
b+ "he tadpole is born without a leg! but as it grows legs grow and its tail disappears.
c+ "he tadpole is born with gills% as it grows its gills disappear and lungs are formed.
d+ <one of these.
7. #erry was cleaning their living room when she found some tiny creatures swimming in the water of a flower vase. "hat are
these creatures called
a+ wrigglers c+ maggots
b+ nmphs d+ tadpoles
9. Assignment
1. How can ou control the population of pests?
2. Wh are mos8uitoes and flies pests?