WEEK 10
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE
CLASS: GRADE 7
TERM: SECOND
TOPIC: ACTIVITES OF LIVING THINGS
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
The
activities of living things are
1.
Movement: Living things like man,
dogs, goats, etc, move from one place to another on their own. Forms of
movements include, walking, running, jumping, swimming and flying. Plants also
moved but not like man and animals. They move according to stimuli, move
towards light and water.
2. Nutrition: Living things
feed on different nutritional foods for growth and development.
3. Reproduction: All living
things have the ability to produce their young ones. Man and animals give birth
to their young ones alive, birds lay eggs which hatch to produce their young
ones. Plants reproduce their young ones through their seed or vegetative
propagation of parts of the parent plant.
ORGANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTIVITIES:
1.
Movement: Hands, legs, winds and
fins.
2.
Nutrition: Mouth.
3.
Reproduction: The reproductive
organs.
PURPOSE/IMPORTANCE OF THE ACTIVITIES: The purposes/importance
of activities of living things includes:
1.
To reduce the risk of disease, strengthen bones and muscles.
2.
For immediate and long-term health benefits.
3.
To improve your quality of life
4.
To improve your brain.
5.
To help manage weight.
6.
To improve your ability to do everyday activities.
ASSIGNMENT
1.
Mention three activities of living things.
2.
State the organs associated with the activities mention above.
3.
State three purposes /importance of the activities of living things.
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