Summary
A short PBS LearningMedia collection of Hero Elementary clips and an investigation about animal needs. Children explore what animals need to survive -- food, water, air, and shelter -- and how living things depend on their habitats.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These clips help us learn what animals need to live.
- What four things do animals need to survive?
- How is what an animal needs like what you need?
- Where does an animal find food, water, and shelter?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: animal, food, water, shelter, habitat.
Try it:
- List the things an animal needs to live.
- Pick an animal and tell where it gets each thing it needs.