SAY MY NAME!

Introduction:

Local names of different species may lead everyone to confusion. For example,

what we know in Iligan City as “matangbaka”, a kind of fish, is known as “Kutob” in other

places. Due to this kind of problem arising, scientific names are invented to allow people

around the world to communicate accurately about species, thus, “kutob” or

“matangbaka” is generally called as Selar crumenophthalmus. With the help of

international rules on naming plants and animals, zoologists and botanists avoid naming

the same species twice. This means that each scientific name is unique.

In this activity, you will be tested on how much you know about naming

organisms.

Objectives:

I. The students would be able to review their skills in addition and getting an

average.

II. The students would be able to identify scientific names of some organisms.

Obstacles:

Before answering the main question:

Your group is provided a set of costume. The first member of the team should

wear it all, and wave like a beauty queen. After performing, the next member in the line

should also do the same until all members in the group has performed.

Materials:

Soy beans

Procedure/ Mechanics

Take note: You are only given 10 minutes to complete the station task.

1. In a bowl full of soy beans, find and pick 5 beans with numbers marked on it.

Take note of the numbers written on the beans, sum it up and get the average.

Write your answers on the provided answer sheet by the trailblazers.

2. The average result has corresponding questions or problems. Write your

answers on the provided answer sheet. Refer to the questions below.

33.9

Ben’s mother asked him to go to the market and buy 2 kilos of monggo beans, 3

kilos of carrots, and 5 bundles of Mayana. The market is 10 kilometers away from

their home and Ben started to walk at 5 o’clock in the morning. By the time he gets

home, his mother made sure that he brought the exact kind of monggo beans,

carrots, and mayana by asking him about the scientific names of the three. Ben is

always absent in his Botany class so he could not answer his mother, It is now your

chance to help Ben. Go help Ben!

32.67

Robert’s sister asked him to go to the market and buy 7 kilos of tomato, 4 kilos of

strawberries, and 5 kilos of red grapes. The market is 5 kilometers away from their

home and Robert started to walk at 8 o’clock in the morning. By the time he gets

home, his sister made sure that he brought the exact kind of tomato, strawberries,

and red grapes by asking him about the scientific names of the three. Robert is

always eating, and not listening in his Botany class so could not answer his sister, It

is now your chance to help Robert. Go help Robert!

33.6

Beth’s mother asked her to go to the market and buy 2 kilos of potato, 3 kilos of

banana, and 5 kilos of Mango. The market is 10 kilometers away from their home

and Beth started to walk at 5 o’clock in the morning. By the time she gets home, her

mother made sure that she brought the exact kind of potatoes, bananas and

Mangoes by asking her about the scientific names of the three. Beth is always

daydreaming in her Botany class so she could not answer her mother, It is now your

chance to help Beth. Go help Beth!

33.8

Coldie’s mother asked him to go to the market and buy 2 kilos of onion, 3 kilos of

Papaya, and 5 bundles of Malunggay. The market is 4 kilometers away from their

home and Coldie doesn’t have a car so he started to walk at 7 o’clock in the

morning. By the time he gets home, his mother made sure that he brought the exact

kind of onion, papaya, and malunggay by asking him about the scientific names of

the three. Coldie always falls asleep in his Botany class so he could not answer his

mother, It is now your chance to help Coldie. Go help Coldie!

34.79

Your aunt asked you to go to the market and buy 2 kilos of apple, 3 kilos of

broccoli, and 5 kilos of Asparagus. By the time you get home, your aunt made sure

that you brought the exact kind of apple, broccoli, and asparagus by asking you

about the scientific names of the three. Go answer your aunt.

Prepared by:

Mary Glydel P. Florin