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Animals and Plants Can Live in a City!

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Title:

Animals and Plants Can Live in a City!

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilwgbh17-sci-life-plum-ilneeds/plants-and-animals-can-live-in-a-city/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Lesson/Unit Plan

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.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: K

3 ) 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).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
E4.5: Natural materials have different properties that sustain plant and animal life.

NAEP Statement::
E4.7: The Sun warms the land, air, and water and helps plants grow.

NAEP Statement::
L4.1: Organisms need food, water, and air; a way to dispose of waste; and an environment in which they can live.*

NAEP Statement::
L4.2: Organisms have basic needs. Animals require air, water, and a source of energy and building material for growth and repair. Plants also require light.

NAEP Statement::
L4.3: Organisms interact and are interdependent in various ways, including providing food and shelter to one another. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs are met. Some interactions are beneficial; others are detrimental to the organism and other organisms.

NAEP Statement::
L4.4: When the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce; others die or move to new locations.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns

Disciplinary Core Idea: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Distinguish between living and nonliving things.
Verify what living things need to survive
Use observations to distinguish between living and nonliving things and describe patterns of what plants and animals need to survive.

Teacher 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.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Plants and Animals
*Exploring Plants and Animals, STC

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.K.3- Sort a group of items based on whether the items are living or nonliving.

Tags:

animals, city, living things, plants, survival, survive, urban

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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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Animals and Plants Can Live in a City!