K-LS1-1

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

NGSS Description
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

1G Bear-y Good Habitat

Topic
Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do animals need to live?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 62-65 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 38-41 for full lesson plan.

1F What Lives in My Schoolyard?

Topic
Plant Needs
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 58-61 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 32-37 for full lesson plan.

2E Finding a Den

Topic
Animal Needs
Engineering
Grade Level
Kindergarten

How do bears use their dens to survive?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 108-113 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 66--69 for full lesson plan.

2D Bear Needs a Nap

Topic
Effects of Sunlight
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do bears do to get ready for the winter?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 102-107 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 62-65 for full lesson plan.

2C Wow! Bears Eat a Lot!

Topic
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do black beard do to get ready for the winter?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 94-101 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 58-61 for full lesson plan.

2B Losing Daylight

Topic
Seasonal Changes
Effects of Sunlight
Plant Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

Why do trees look different in the fall?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 84-93 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 52-57 for full lesson plan.

4C Tree Takeover

Topic
Plant Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

Why do plants grow in different places?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 158-161 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 100-103 for full lesson plan.

4B Sprouting Seedlings

Topic
Plant Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

What do plants need to grow?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 154-157 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 96-99 for full lesson plan.

3D Wake Up, Hungry Bears!

Topic
Animal Needs
Grade Level
Kindergarten

How do bears find food when they wake up?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 138-145 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 86-89 for full lesson plan

3B New Cubs!

Topic
Animal Needs
Communication
Grade Level
Kindergarten

How does mama bear keep her cubs safe?

How do our own mothers keep us safe?

Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 124-129 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 78-81 for full lesson plan

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