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Animals and creatures that help us
Natural Science
How People Use Animals
People depend on animals for food, clothing, work, and companionship — showing how living things are connected and interdependent (BBC Bitesize, n.d.).
Inquiry-Based Activity: 🐄 “Where Do Our Everyday Products Come From?” Sorting Challenge (World Wildlife Fund, n.d.).
How Animals and Insects Help the Environment
Animals and insects play important roles in nature — for example, bees help plants grow by pollinating flowers, and worms make soil healthy for plants.(Department of Basic Education, 2011).
Inquiry-Based Activity: 🐝 “Bees in Action” Investigation (National Geographic Kids, n.d.)
Social Science
Animals in Our Communities
Animals contribute to people’s daily lives in different ways — such as farming, transport, and protection — and are part of our local economy and culture. (Department of Basic Education, 2011).
Inquiry-Based Activity: 🐕 “Community Animal Detectives” Interview Project (Scholastic, n.d.)
Caring for Animals and the Environment
Communities and individuals have a responsibility to protect and care for animals because they are essential to a healthy environment and human well-being. (WWF, n.d.)
Inquiry-Based Activity: 🐾 “How Can We Help Animals?” Action Brainstorm (BBC Bitesize, n.d.)
Technology
Tools and Machines that Help Us Care for Animals
People design and use tools, shelters, and machines to care for and manage animals efficiently and safely. (Department of Basic Education, 2011).
Inquiry-Based Activity: 🐔 “Design a Safe Animal Shelter” Challenge (Scholastic, n.d.)
Natural Designs that Inspire Technology (Biomimicry)
Many technological inventions are inspired by the way animals and plants work — nature provides ideas for solving human problems. (Harlen, 2013)
Inquiry-Based Activity: 🦅 “Nature’s Inventions” Exploration (Bruner, 1961)