Life Science: Exploring Organisms and the Environment

Grade(s): Kindergarten

Subject(s): Science

Year: 2014

My Animal Project
My Animal Project

Lesson

Students will use their creative thinking and decision making skills to create a new animal, choose what’s necessary for their animal’s survival, and create a habitat for the animal. By allowing...

Celery Experiment
Celery Experiment

Lesson

The students will learn about the importance of water and how plants need it in order to grow. They will investigate the color change in a celery experiment and record their findings in their plant...

Flowering Plant
Flowering Plant

Lesson

The students will be able to label and sequence the cycle of a flowering plant.

What Grows Above and Below
What Grows Above and Below

Lesson

The students will be able to name vegetables and fruits that grow above and below the ground. They will also be able to taste a vegetable that grows above and below to see which they like more and...

Bean Plants
Bean Plants

Lesson

The students will be able to recall and label the inside parts of a bean. The students will also investigate the inside of a bean and record their findings.

Buggy About Spring
Buggy About Spring

Lesson

The students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of organisms found in the environment and how they depend on the environment to meet their needs. Students will be able to identify different...

Animal Needs
Animal Needs

Lesson

Students will identify what an animal needs to survive and grow.

A Plant's Needs
A Plant's Needs

Lesson

In this lesson, we will discuss what a plant needs in order to survive.

Riverbanks Zoo | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, is one of the leading zoos in the country. When Project Discovery visited this zoo, animals from apes to zebras were on display. The...