Grade One - What Do They Need?

$75.00

Students will explore a local green or nature space, where they will discover what the similarities and differences are between plants and animals. They will explore the needs of plants and animals and how some of the species in Alberta meet those needs. This will be an hour long hike with stops to talk about local examples as well as play short interactive games to help explore concepts.

Curriculum Connections

  • Plants and animals share similarities and have differences

  • A variety of plants and animals exist and are dispersed over Earth.

  • Diverse plants and animals can be found in many environments in Alberta, such as forests prairies lakes and rivers mountains

  • Basic needs of plants and animals include food water air shelter

  • Ways that plants and animals, or their parts, help meet the needs of humans include providing air for breathing food clothing shelter medicine connection (social/emotional)

Students will explore a local green or nature space, where they will discover what the similarities and differences are between plants and animals. They will explore the needs of plants and animals and how some of the species in Alberta meet those needs. This will be an hour long hike with stops to talk about local examples as well as play short interactive games to help explore concepts.

Curriculum Connections

  • Plants and animals share similarities and have differences

  • A variety of plants and animals exist and are dispersed over Earth.

  • Diverse plants and animals can be found in many environments in Alberta, such as forests prairies lakes and rivers mountains

  • Basic needs of plants and animals include food water air shelter

  • Ways that plants and animals, or their parts, help meet the needs of humans include providing air for breathing food clothing shelter medicine connection (social/emotional)