Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Animals and Plants Can Live in a City!

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

K

Overview

Guide students as they explore how animals and plants meet their basic needs in a city, with help from Plum and her friends from PLUM LANDING. In this interactive lesson, students learn that animals need air, food, water, and shelter, while plants need air, sunlight, and water. Students watch videos and engage with drawing and sorting activities to reinforce their learning. This lesson is designed for teachers to present to students.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): KG

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    Distinguish between living and nonliving things and verify what living things need to survive (e.g., animals needing food, water, and air; plants needing nutrients, water, sunlight, and air).

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    Vocabulary

    • Distinguish
    • Living
    • Nonliving
    • Verify
    • Need
    • Survive
    • Animals
    • Plants
    • Nutrients
    • Water
    • Sunlight
    • Air
    • Food

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • All animals need food, water, and air in order to survive.
    • Animals obtain their food from plants and other animals.
    • Plants need water, light and air to survive.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Distinguish between living (including humans) and nonliving things.
    • Verify what living things, including plants and animals, need to survive.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Patterns in the natural world can be observed and used as evidence when distinguishing between living and nonliving things and determining the needs of living things.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Lesson/Unit Plan

    Resource Provider

    PBS
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