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Animal Needs - 1st Grade

Students can take a visit to a school chicken coop with Georgia teacher Angela Willis and learn about the basic needs chickens require to live happy and healthy lives in this episode of Let's Learn GA!.

Animal Needs - 1st Grade

From Let's Learn GA! - Model Lessons, Science Model Lessons
Animal Needs - 1st Grade

Students can take a visit to a school chicken coop with Georgia teacher Angela Willis and learn about the basic needs chickens require to live happy and healthy lives in this episode of Let's Learn GA!.

Materials needed for this lesson include:

- paper or notebook

- coloring materials (crayons, colored pencils, markers, etc.)

Science

S1L1

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the basic needs of plants and animals.

S1L1.b

Ask questions to compare and contrast the basic needs of plants (air, water, light, and nutrients) and animals (air, water, food, and shelter).

S1L1.c

Design a solution to ensure that a plant or animal has all of its needs met.

Let's Learn GA! - Model Lessons Segments

Science Model Lessons

Let's Learn GA! is series of video lessons for grades K-5 taught by Georgia teachers. The videos in this collection are aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence for science. Let's Learn GA! is a collaboration between GPB and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to support both in-person and remote learning plans. Check back for science lessons coming soon. 

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Animal Needs - 1st Grade

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Pollinators & Life Cycle of a Butterfly - 2nd Grade

Rock Quarry - 3rd Grade

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