This is a fun and engaging presentation that helps students to understand the differences between needs and wants. Students play a game to determine whether something is a basic need for survival, or a want.
Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs
Living things have basic needs, including food and water
Living things live in different places where their needs are met
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas
Develops solutions to an identified need
Explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things
Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
Describes observable features of living things and their environments
Identifies how plants and animals are used for food and fibre products