K-LS1.C-1

Tinypets: Evolution

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

4.4 Stars

TEACHERS (9)

4.2

STUDENTS (3223)

4.6

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

It's our first day as a volunteer at an ecological conservation shelter. The manager will introduce us to the facilities and give us three creatures to take care of.

Vocabulary Words

evolve

solar light

food

water

vegetables

fruits

meat

grow

develop

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms. Suitable for Grade 1, Grade 2, K.

Main Concepts

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

Examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space for plants.

All living things need water.

Plants use sunlight to make food.

Animals need food to live.

Plants need light to live.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are some things that all plants need? What are some things that all animals need? Do plants and animals need the same things to survive?

After the Game

What is something that BOTH plants and animals need? What were some differences in the needs of the two kinds of animals that you cared for? Which living thing that you cared for directly neede the sun's energy to survive?