Seeing the connection between nature and human life is an important building block for students. This lesson is designed to give students a better understanding of where things come from and introduces students to the concept that living things in nature supply our food and shelter. (Most appropriate for Kindergarten.)
Science Standards:
K.LS.1: Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
K.LS.2: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
1.LS.1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical environment.
2.LS.1: Living things cause changes on Earth.
STEM Emerging Technology Connections:
The "Helpful Nature" lesson offers a very basic introduction to the idea that materials come from natural sources, some of which are biological. This can be framed as a very distant starting point for understanding the much more complex field of Biotechnology, a DoD critical technology, which involves advanced manipulation of biological systems.
Please see the Nature of Science document on our Lesson Standards page.