LOI - Sharing The Planet (2022-23)
LOI - Sharing The Planet (2022-23)
Central Idea: Living things depend on resources for growth and survival.
Lines of Inquiry:
1.Needs and wants of living things.
2. Relationships of living things with the environment.
3. Sharing of resources with other living things.
Key Concepts: Change, connection, responsibility
Related Concepts: Growth, interdependence, opinion, questioning
ATL: Research Skills and Thinking Skills
Thematic words:
1.soil
2.water
3.sunlight
4.clothes
5.growth
6.environment
7.resources
8.living things
9.habitat
10.interdependence
Living things: Living things are the things that are alive.People,animals and plants are living
things.They can breathe,eat ,grow,move and give birth to their young ones(reproduce).
Example : Dog, cat, fish, humans and plants etc.
Needs Wants
food toys
air cycle
shelter t.v
clothes bag
water computer
medicines jewel
money video games
Needs of animals:
Animals need : 1. Food → for growth and energy.
2. Water→ to survive
3. Shelter→ a place to live ,for protection
4. Air→ to breathe
Needs of plants:
Plants need : 1. Sunlight→ gives energy to grow
2. Air→ takes co2
3. Water—> to survive
4.Space—> to grow
5. Soil—>for nutrients
Resources:
A resource is something that people use to meet their needs.
Resources are natural and artificial resources.
Natural resources are sunlight,air, and water .
Artificial resources are man-made which are vehicles,books, machines,toys,t.v etc.
Environment:
● Environment is everything around us.
● All our surroundings including air, water, soil, plants and animals make the environment.
● We all depend on the environment to live, grow and be happy.