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What Living Things Need

What Living Things Need is a free, printable Kindergarten Science worksheet — 5 questions with an answer key, aligned to NGSS K-LS1-1. Lessonpress generated it in about a minute, and you can make your own for any K–5 grade, standard, or skill.

Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive

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  1. 2.

    Sort: plant or animal.

    Answer: Plant: sunflower, tree, rose | Animal: dog, cat, fish

  2. 3.

    Sort: needs water or needs sun.

    Answer: Needs Water: fish, frog, dog | Needs Sun: sunflower, cactus, daisy

  3. 4.

    Label the sunflower life cycle.

    Answer: Seed, Sprout, Plant, Flower

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What grade is the "What Living Things Need" worksheet for?

Kindergarten. It's calibrated to the Kindergarten reading load and content, and aligned to NGSS K-LS1-1.

What standard does this Science worksheet cover?

NGSS K-LS1-1, from the Next Generation Science Standards: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive

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