Plants or animals
Goal 9: Acquire scientific knowledge related to the life sciences.
Materials: A variety of laminated pictures of foods (e.g., milk, fruit, vegetables, hot dogs, bread, cheese, hamburger, beans); two boxes, one labeled "Plants" and another one labeled "Animals"; paper; pencils or pens.
Procedure: Discuss with the children that all living things need food and that some food comes from plants and some from animals. Have the children sort the food according to their sources. Once the foods are sorted, have the children make a list of the foods in each category.
To Simplify: Sort the foods without listing them.
To Extend: Have the children find out how green plants get their food. How is this different from the way animals get their food? Ask children if they can think of foods they eat that are a combination of plant and animal (e.g., spaghetti with meatballs).
Materials: A variety of laminated pictures of foods (e.g., milk, fruit, vegetables, hot dogs, bread, cheese, hamburger, beans); two boxes, one labeled "Plants" and another one labeled "Animals"; paper; pencils or pens.
Procedure: Discuss with the children that all living things need food and that some food comes from plants and some from animals. Have the children sort the food according to their sources. Once the foods are sorted, have the children make a list of the foods in each category.
To Simplify: Sort the foods without listing them.
To Extend: Have the children find out how green plants get their food. How is this different from the way animals get their food? Ask children if they can think of foods they eat that are a combination of plant and animal (e.g., spaghetti with meatballs).
