Plant and Animal Needs

Grade Level: Kinder

Subject: Science

Time Frame: 2 weeks (quarter 2)

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Essential Questions

 

- What are the basic needs of organisms?
- What do animals need to lov e and grow?
- Where do animals obtain their food?
- What do plants need to live and grow?
- Do all living things need water? Where can they get the water?

 

 

By the end of the unit, students will know:

 

- all animals need food in order to live and grow
- they obtain their food from plants or other animals
- different kids of food are needed by different types of animals
- plants need light and water to live and grow
- all living things need water

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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

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- differentiate between the needs of animals and plants
- recognize the basic needs of organisms
- describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive

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Topics

- plants
- plant needs 
- plants and sunlight
- parts of a plant
- animal needs
- habitats 
- human needs e

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Standards

LS1.C, K-LS1-1