Life Sciences

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Standard Set 2. Life Sciences 2.b. Students know stories sometimes

Plants and
give plants and animals attributes they
2. Different types of plants and do not really have.
animals inhabit the earth. As a basis
for understanding this concept:

Animals
2.a. Students know how to observe
and describe similarities and
differences in the appearance and
behavior of plants and animals (e.g.,
seed-bearing plants, birds, fish,
insects).

Genre Comprehension Skill Science Content

Nonfiction Relate Prior Plants and

Knowledge Animals

Scott Foresman Science K.3

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animals
food
Learning About
need
plants
Plants and
real Animals
by Robert Loblaw

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Plants need air. Plants need soil.
Plants need food and water. Plants need sunlight.

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Animals need air. Animals need food and water.

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Plants make their own food Most animals move to get food.
where they live.

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These plants have seeds. These plants are different sizes.

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Animals grow and change. Not all animals move the same.
Not all animals look the same.

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 What did you learn?
Relate Prior Knowledge How do animals
get food?

Good Hello!
morning!

Real plants and animals

do not talk or wear clothes.

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