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Science · Kindergarten

Living Things Change Their Surroundings

Squirrels dig holes to hide acorns, beavers dam streams, tree roots crack sidewalks and people build roads. Children find out how living things change the places they live to meet their needs, use a picture model to match living things to places that meet their needs, and choose everyday actions that reduce the harm people do to land, water, air and other living things.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 50 minutes
  • Changing surroundings check: 5 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Give examples of how plants and animals, including people, change their surroundings to meet their needs.
  • Use a picture model to match living things with places that meet their needs.
  • Choose actions people can take to reduce harm to land, water, air and other living things.

Lessons

  1. Animals and plants change places 4 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  2. Living where needs are met 3 steps2 practiceabout 16 min
  3. People change places, and can help 4 steps2 practiceabout 18 min
  4. Changing surroundings check 5 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

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  • Body ExplorerTap, match and label your way around the amazing human body.
  • Label LabPut the right labels on beautiful science diagrams, from bean plants to heart chambers.

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