Explore the diverse range of living things found in our yard with this resource. Inspire students to observe and identify plants, animals, and insects in their immediate environment.
Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
Explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world
Pose questions and make predictions based on experiences
Represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance
Compare observations with predictions with guidance
Share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others
Engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses
Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features
Living things have basic needs, including food and water
Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses
Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events
Engage in discussions about observations and represent ideas
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
Share observations and ideas
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events
Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways
Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions
Explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas
Develops solutions to an identified need
Identifies digital systems and explores how instructions are used to control digital devices
Identifies that objects are made of materials that have observable properties
Observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces
Identifies how daily and seasonal changes in the environment affect humans and other living things