Staying alive booklet

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Unit 1: Living things
Unit 2: Sound
Unit 3: Materials in my world
Unit 4: The Earth
Unit 5: Humans
Unit 6: Forces

We are going to:

• find out what humans and animals need to stay alive
• learn which food is healthy
• do an investigation and find out if our predictions are right

Getting started

Which things does Marcus need to stay alive?
• Does he need food?
• Does he need toys?
• Does he need any other things?

Child in a supermarket thinking about what is needed to stay alive

Humans and other animals need the right things to stay alive.

This woman has air in a bottle so she can breathe under water.

All animals need air to stay alive. The shark uses gills to breathe. Gills take in air from the water.

All animals need water to drink and the right food to stay alive.

Food that is good for humans is called healthy food.
Food that is not good for us is called unhealthy food.

Diver under water with shark and table of healthy vs unhealthy foods

Activity

What would you take to the stars?

Sofia, Zara and Arun are going to the stars. What do they need to take with them to stay alive? Draw a picture of the things you would take to the stars to keep you alive.

Children imagining what they would take to survive in space

How am I doing?
Look at a friend’s work. Have they got water and air in their picture? Have they got healthy food in their picture?

It is good to try healthy food to find out if you like the taste. Sam thinks he won’t like kiwi fruit.

Children trying kiwi fruit, discussing predictions and results

Sam’s prediction was not right. When our predictions are wrong, we learn something new. Sam learnt that he likes kiwi fruit.

Think like a scientist

Which healthy food do you like?

You will need: some healthy foods to taste.

Try tasting some new healthy foods. Which ones will you like? Record your predictions and the results in a table like this.

Healthy food taste prediction and results table

Were any of your predictions wrong? Talk about it with your friends. Did you learn something new?

When our predictions are wrong, we learn something new. Some people don’t like to say when they are wrong. When you can say when your predictions are wrong it will help you to learn.

Look what I can do!

• I can talk about three things humans and animals need to stay alive.
• I can name some healthy foods.
• I can say when my predictions are right or wrong.