| Name: ______________________________ | Date: ______________ |
Instructions
- Explore what living things need to stay alive.
- Read each question carefully and use science words.
- For the drawing, include all the details named in the prompt.
Example: A rabbit needs water, food, air, and shelter. Which one helps it breathe?
Answer: Air helps the rabbit breathe.
Part 1: Survival Supplies
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Which thing do people need to breathe?
| ○ A. Air | ○ B. Sand |
| ○ C. Pebbles | ○ D. Sunlight only |
2. What do plants need to make their own food?
| ○ A. Sunlight | ○ B. Shoes |
| ○ C. Toys | ○ D. Blankets |
3. Which is a safe shelter for a bird?
| ○ A. A nest | ○ B. A puddle |
| ○ C. A spoon | ○ D. A cloud |
4. Why do animals eat food?
| ○ A. To get energy | ○ B. To become invisible |
| ○ C. To turn into plants | ○ D. To stop needing air |
Part 2: Living-Thing Clues
Complete each sentence with the word that makes it scientifically correct.
5. A fish uses its gills to take oxygen from __________.
6. A plant's roots take in water from the __________.
7. An animal may grow thick fur to stay __________ in cold weather.
8. Living things remove waste from their __________.
Part 3: Fact or Fiction
Write True if the statement is correct or False if it is not.
9. All living things need energy to stay alive. True / False
10. Plants do not need water. True / False
11. A shell can help protect a turtle. True / False
12. Animals can live forever without food. True / False
Part 4: Need and Purpose
Match each survival need with the reason it helps a living thing.
| 13. | Air | __________ | A. Gives plants energy to make food |
| 14. | Water | __________ | B. Helps the body work properly |
| 15. | Food | __________ | C. Helps many living things breathe |
| 16. | Shelter | __________ | D. Provides protection from danger or weather |
| 17. | Sunlight | __________ | E. Provides energy and materials for growth |
Part 5: Camp Creature Choices (optional challenge)
Solve each science problem and give the answer.
18. Mia finds 3 items for a hedgehog: a bowl of water, a soft shelter, and a toy car. How many of these items help the hedgehog stay alive? Answer: __________ items |
19. A plant has 5 leaves. A caterpillar eats 2 leaves. How many leaves are left for the plant to use sunlight? Answer: __________ leaves |
20. A squirrel stores 4 nuts on Monday and 3 nuts on Tuesday. How many nuts does it have stored? Answer: __________ nuts |
21. A bird needs 6 worms for its chicks. It finds 4 worms. How many more worms does it need? Answer: __________ worms |
Answer Key
| 1. | A (Air) |
| 2. | A (Sunlight) |
| 3. | A (A nest) |
| 4. | A (To get energy) |
| 5. | water |
| 6. | soil |
| 7. | warm |
| 8. | bodies |
| 9. | True |
| 10. | False |
| 11. | True |
| 12. | False |
| 13. | C (Helps many living things breathe) |
| 14. | B (Helps the body work properly) |
| 15. | E (Provides energy and materials for growth) |
| 16. | D (Provides protection from danger or weather) |
| 17. | A (Gives plants energy to make food) |
| 18. | 2 items |
| 19. | 3 leaves |
| 20. | 7 nuts |
| 21. | 2 worms |