What do animals need to survive? This program introduces basic animal needs of food, water, shelter, space, air, and sun, with a specific focus on food. Through outdoor explorations and active games, we will discover what animals eat, and the role of herbivores and carnivores. Visit with a live animal to learn what it needs to survive.
Animal Survival Needs
- Program Type: School
- Duration: 60 min.
- Environment: Outdoors
- Location: SLNSC
- Ages: Kindergarten
- Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer
Next Generation Science Standards Connections
- K-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes – Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
- ESS3.A: Natural Resources – Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. (K-ESS3-1)
- LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms – All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow. (K-LS1-1)