Name: ____Test Answer Key_____________________
sunlight
animals
needs
food
water
environment
shelter
plants
veins
1. Living things need __food________, __water_______, air, and
_shelter_______.
2. Plants get energy from __sunlight__________.
3. Animals get energy from eating _plants________ and some eat
__animals_________ too.
4. Living things get the resources they need from their
__environment___________.
5. Living things have basic __needs_________ and nonliving things do
not.
*BONUS: Plants use __veins________ to carry water throughout their
bodies.
Name: _________________________________________
Polar Bear
Both
Teddy Bear
Schedule for Impact on Student Learning
Focus on Science- Basic Needs of Living Things
Week 1: starting 2/29/16
Monday:
 Pre-assessment for SMART goal objective
 Video:Basic Needs of Living Things (6 min 29 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOXay8rdzRg#action=share
 Group Discussion:
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What four basic needs do living things have?
Do nonliving things have needs?
What are three examples of living things?
What are three examples of nonliving things?
 Cut & Paste Living/Nonliving things Sort Activity
Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
Discussion about Observations and the 5 Senses
Mealworms and Rocks Observations Checklist
Sharing of Observations
Discussion of Living vs. Nonliving
 How do we know the mealworms are living and the rocks
are not?
 Video: Animal Needs (4 min 7 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe9kSlVeEIM#action=share
 Color & Circle Living Things worksheet
 Discussion of student work/ Sharing
Thursday:
 Video: Polar Bears (2 min 23 sec)
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/frozenplanet/videos/playful-polar-bears-ruin-hunt/
 Venn Diagram: Polar Bears vs. Teddy Bears
 Discussion of Comparisons
Friday:
 Book Reading with Discussion:
Living and Nonliving by Carol K. Lindeen
 Favorite Animal with Shelter Drawing
Week 2: starting 3/7/16:
Monday:
 Video: Plant parts and functions (7 min 39 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO8hrqDuMmY#action=share
 Color and Label Plant Parts diagram
Tuesday:
 Book Reading and Discussion:
Cooking with Sunshine by Ellen Lawrence
 Celery & Blue Food Coloring Experiment
Wednesday:
 Search for Living Things Outdoors!
 Draw a picture of the living thing you found
 Include writing – where does it get its resources from?
Thursday:
 Search for living things in Nonfiction Books!
 Research your living thing’s needs for food and shelter
Friday:
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Crossword Puzzle Needs of Plants and Animals
Post-assessment/Summative Evaluation of Unit
Take a peek at Leaf Veins under the Microscope
Draw what you see
Name: _________________________________________
Color and circle the living things.
Name:_____________________________________________
YES  or NO X
Do mealworms need…
water?
air?
food?
shelter?
Are mealworms living?______________________________________
Observations:
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YES  or NO X
Do rocks need…
water?
air?
food?
shelter?
Are rocks living?___________________________________________
Observations:
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1. Which part of both plants help them breathe in air?
_______________________________________________________
2. Which part of both plants help them absorb nutrients and water
from the soil?
_______________________________________________________
3. What do these plants both need?
________________________________________________________
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Name: __________________________________________________
Cut and paste the pictures into the category where they belong.
Living
Nonliving