7 metodika indd

Activity 2 Look at the pictures. Think.  10 min
Objective: to understand that other living creatures have very diff erent shapes 
depending  on  where  they  live  and  what  they  do;  not  all  creatures 
have skeletons
STEP 1: Say: “Look at the pictures. Think.”
STEP 2: Ask: “Which animals have skeletons? How do you know? Why do they 
need a skeleton? What can they do?”
a) Which living creatures have skeletons?
         Answer key: d,e,f

---

49
b) Why do you think the other creatures don’t have skeletons?
    Possible answers: a) the jellyfi sh is like a jelly and changes shape, it has 
no eyes, ears, brain or heart. They do not have a head or blood, their body is made 
mostly of water (98%) and is very soft; b) the earthworm does not have legs, eyes, 
teeth or any bones but it does have muscles; c) the butterfl y is small and light, its 
skeleton is outside its body.