Students discover the basic needs shared by all living things — food, water, air, sunlight, and a place to live — and learn how plants and animals meet those needs in their own ways.
Students will be able to…
A goldfish, a sunflower, and you are all very different — but you all need certain things to stay alive. What do all living things need?
Project this and tap each need. Have students record why it matters and how plants and animals each get it.
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A fish, a flower, and you — what do you ALL need?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core literacy. State-standard crosswalks available on request.
Observe patterns of what plants and animals need to survive.
Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
Compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick an animal and show how it gets each of its needs (food, water, air, shelter) in its habitat. A printable needs-web sheet is in the Science library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.