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Celebrate Earth Day everyday by learning how everything on our planet is interdependent. Food chains illustrate clearly how animals depend on other animals or plants for their survival. Learn how the tiniest microscopic animals sustain much larger creatures through food chain inks. Thinking about the three R’s—renewable resources, recycling and responsibility—develops skills of global citizenship. Seafood takes on a whole new meaning in this perspective on our animal planet.
In this issue young scientists will:
- read expository text about life science
- understand food chains and the role of the sun
- follow written directions
- use the newspaper to find renewable resources and food chain connections
- identify similarities and differences by identifying details
- stay sharp calculating shark sums
- hunt for homonyms in the news
- write expository text about ways you can help the environment
6 page PDF
