Lesson 1 of 84 · Simple Ecosystems
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleWhat Living Things Need
Simple Ecosystems.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?
What You'll Learn
Living things need food, water, air, and space to survive. Without these, they cannot live.
Key Words
- habitat
- life cycle
- offspring
Steps
Read about Simple Ecosystems with a partner or grown-up.
Plant two seeds: put one in sunlight and one in a dark closet. Water both the same amount each day.
Watch carefully. What happens?
Draw and write about what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do all living things need?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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