P5 SCIENCE TERM ONE

turkey chicken guinea fowl duck Importance of keeping poultry - It is a source of food - It is a source of income when sold - Poultry droppings can be used as manure. - Poultry keeping provides employment to a people. - Some are kept as pets. - Feathers from poultry are used for decoration. Activity 1. How is poultry keeping different from poultry? __________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Give any two examples of domestic birds. i) _______________________________ii) _______________________________ 3. Mention any one importance of keeping poultry. __________________________________________________________________ 4. Identify any two products we get from poultry. i) ________________________________ii) ______________________________ P.5 INTEGRATED SCIENCE LESSON NOTES TERM 1 Page 1 THEME: SCIENCE IN HUMAN ACTIVITIES AND OCCUPATION TOPIC: KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES SUB-TOPIC: KEEPING POULTRY Read and spell - poultry - domestic - turkey - manure Poultry keeping - Poultry refers to all kinds of birds kept at home - Poultry keeping is the rearing of domestic birds Types/examples of poultry | | | | turkey | chicken | guinea fowl | duck Lesson 1 Functions Spur - For protection Beak - For picking food Feathers - They keep the bird warm - They cover and protect the parts of the bird Differences between a cock and a hen - A cock has a big comb while a hen has a small comb. - A cock has a big wa