Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs Video Lesson

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Curriculum-aligned Grade 1 Science lesson video for Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs. Use it for classroom preview, instruction support, or home review.

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Video Learning Notes

Students learned that plants and animals have external parts that help them survive and meet their needs. By observing these parts and understanding their functions, students designed and built simple models that mimic nature to solve human problems. They practiced asking questions, using tools safely, recording observations, and evaluating their designs. This lesson connects science and engineering by showing how nature inspires human solutions.

Learning Goals

• Ask questions and define a problem based on observations of plants and animals and their external parts.
• Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and animals use their external parts to survive and meet their needs.
• Plan and conduct simple investigations and use tools safely to observe and measure plant and animal parts.
• Collect and record observations and data using pictures and words.
• Develop and use models or prototypes to represent solutions to problems inspired by plant and animal structures.

Curriculum Context

Grade: Grade 1

Subject: Science

Curriculum: TEKS + NGSS