Keeping Poultry and Bees Primary Five P5 Term One Science

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21 March 21 March

THEME: SCIENCE IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND OCCUPATIONS

TOPIC: KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES

SUB-TOPIC: Types of Poultry

LEARNING OUT COMES

The Learner;

Defines the term poultry and poultry keeping

Identifies the types of poultry kept in Uganda

Explains the reasons for keeping poultry

Reads and writes keywords; poultry, chicken, manure, pigeon, guinea fowl

Keeping Poultry and Bees

Poultry refers to all kinds of domestic birds

Domestic birds are also known as fowls

Poultry keeping is the rearing and management of domestic birds.

Types/ examples of Poultry

· Chicken

· Ducks

· Geese

· Turkeys

· Pigeon

· Guinea fowls

· Peacocks

Reasons for keeping poultry/ Uses of poultry

For egg production

For meat production

Source of farm yard

Some birds are kept as pets

For cultural purposes like paying dowry

For study purposes

Cocks help to tell time

Activity

1. Define the term poultry

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2. Identify any two types of poultry kept in Uganda.

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3. Explain two reasons why farmers keep poultry.

4. Name one bird that is kept as a pet in your community

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5. Outline two products got from poultry.

LESSON 2

THEME: SCIENCE IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND OCCUPATIONS

TOPIC: KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES

SUB-TOPIC: External features of a domestic bird

LEARNING OUT COMES

The learner;

Identifies the external features of a domestic bird

Describes the functions of the eternal features of a domestic bird

writes keywords; wattle, comb, spur, feathers and beak

External features of a domestic bird

Functions of each part

Eye;

· Used for sight

Wing;

· Used for flying

Claws and spur;

· Used for defence (fighting)

· To scratch for food

Beak;

· For picking food

· For fighting

· Used for turning eggs

· Used for cleaning and arranging feathers (preening)

Comb and wattle;

· Differentiate male from female birds

· They cool the bird on hot days

Activity

1. What is preening in birds?

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2. Besides feeding, how is a beak important to domestic birds?

3. Name the feature that protects the ear of birds from foreign bodies

4. Why is it necessary for every bird to have claws and a spur?

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LESSON 3

THEME: SCIENCE IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND OCCUPATIONS

TOPIC: KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES

SUB-TOPIC: External features of a domestic bird

LEARNING OUT COMES

The learner;

Discusses the uses of feathers to birds

Describes the types of feathers found on domestic birds

Explains the functions of each type of feathers found on domestic birds

Identifies the uses of feathers to humans

Uses key words; quill feather, shaft, filoplume, body feathers to construct meaningful sentences.

Feathers;

Uses of feathers to birds

· They provide warmth,
· Used for flying,
· They cover the body
· They give the bird shape
· They attract mating (courtship)

NB: Cocks have brightly coloured feathers for courtship

Types of feathers

i) Quill feathers

They are found on wings and tail

They are used for flight

ii) Body / covert feathers

They cover most parts of the body

They give the bird colour for identification

iii) Down feathers

They insulate the bird

iv) Hair feathers

Also called filoplume

They keep the bird warm

Uses of feathers to people

· For Traditional dance [Acholi],

· Used to make mattress,

· They are used for decoration

Differences between a cock and a hen

Cock

Hen

It has big comb

It has long bright coloured feathers

Doesn’t lay eggs

It has a large beak

Has a small comb

It has short dull colours feathers

Lays eggs

Has a short beat

Activity

5. State two uses of feathers to domestic birds

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6. Which type of feathers covers the most parts of the birds’ body

7. How are quill feathers useful to birds?

8. Identify two uses of feathers to humans

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9. Name two external features that differentiate cocks from hens

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