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1 1 What Living Things Can We Find Around Us? Look at the following statements. Are they true or false? Put a tick () in the correct column for each statement. Statement True False a. An environment is the surroundings where living things live. b. There are many different types of environments. c. The living things found in all environments are the same. d. The survival of living things is affected by factors in their environment. e. How a place looks is an example of an environmental factor. f. Living things do not need water, air and food to survive. g. Sunlight is an important environmental factor for plants. Science SMART Teacher s Guide Grade 12 77

2 2 What Can We Find in a Garden? The animals below can all be found in a garden. Which of them can be found around a rotting log? Put a tick () in the circle beside each animal. Grasshopper Woodlouse Ladybird Beetle Centipede Bee Millipede Caterpillar 78 Additional Teacher s Resources

3 3 What Can We Find in a Pond? Group these living things in the flowchart below according to where they can be found in a pond. Algae Dragonfly Fish Water hyacinth Pondskater Water lily Water lettuce Tadpole Living things in a pond On the pond surface Inside the pond Science SMART Teacher s Guide Grade

4 4 What Can We Find on a Beach? Which of these living things can be found on a beach? Put a tick () in the circle beside the living things. Seaweed Rose Frog Clam Scorpion Crab Flamingo Seagull 80 Additional Teacher s Resources

5 5 How Do Environments Affect Living Things? Circle the correct answers in the brackets and fill in the blanks. a. Hibiscus plants grow better in (sand / soil). This is because it contains more n. b. Coconut trees grow better in (sand / soil). This is because it allows water to d away. c. Earthworms prefer to live in (sand / soil). This is because earthworms need a m environment. d. If a clownfish is placed in a pond, it will (live / die). This is because a clownfish needs s to survive. Science SMART Teacher s Guide Grade

6 6 Why Must We Care For the Environment? Match the environmental problems on the left to the harm they cause to living things on the right. Environmental problems How they harm living things Littering on the beach Cutting down trees Oil spills Picking flowers 82 Additional Teacher s Resources

7 Fun and Games Which Living Things Do Not Belong? Look at the picture of a pond below. Circle the living things which do not belong in or near the pond. Science SMART Teacher s Guide Grade

8 1 Additional Teacher s Resources f. Living things do not need water, air and food to survive. g. Sunlight is an important environmental factor for plants. False e. How a place looks is an example of an environmental factor. d. The survival of living things is affected by factors in their environment. b. There are many different types of environments. c. The living things found in all environments are the same. True a. An environment is the surroundings where living things live. Statement Put a tick () in the correct column for each statement. Look at the following statements. Are they true or false? What Living Things Can We Find Around Us? Answers to Additional Teacher s Resources 2 Millipede Centipede Ladybird Grasshopper Caterpillar Bee Beetle Woodlouse The animals below can all be found in a garden. Which of them can be found around a rotting log? Put a tick () in the circle beside each animal. What Can We Find in a Garden? Answers to Additional Teacher s Resources Chapter 1 84

9 Science SMART Teacher s Guide Grade Tadpole Dragonfly Water lettuce Answers to Additional Teacher s Resources Water lily Water hyacinth Pondskater Fish Algae Inside the pond Living things in a pond Tadpole Water lily Water lettuce Water hyacinth Pondskater Fish On the pond surface Dragonfly Algae Seagull Flamingo Living Things and Their Environment Answers to Additional Teacher s Resources Crab Clam Frog Scorpion Rose Seaweed Which of these living things can be found on a beach? Put a tick () in the circle beside the living things. Group these living things in the flowchart below according to where they can be found in a pond. What Can We Find on a Beach? 3 What Can We Find in a Pond?

10 86 Additional Teacher s Resources 5 d. If a clownfish is placed in a pond, it will (live / die). This is because a clownfish needs s a l _t w _a t e r to survive. c. Earthworms prefer to live in (sand / soil). This is because earthworms need a mo i _s _t environment. b. Coconut trees grow better in (sand / soil). This is because it allows water to d _r a i n_ away. a. Hibiscus plants grow better in (sand / soil). This is because it contains more s n u t _r _i e _ n t _. Circle the correct answers in the brackets and fill in the blanks. How Do Environments Affect Living Things? 6 Picking flowers Oil spills Cutting down trees Littering on the beach Environmental problems How they harm living things Match the environmental problems on the left to the harm they cause to living things on the right. Why Must We Care For the Environment?

11 Fun and Games Which Living Things Do Not Belong? Look at the picture of a pond below. Circle the living things which do not belong in or near the pond. Answers to Additional Teacher s Resources Living Things and Their Environment Science SMART Teacher s Guide Grade 2 87

12 Chapter 1 Glossary Chapter 1: Algae Plants that have no roots, stems or leaves and grow in or near water Environment Factor Shore Survive The conditions, such as air, water and other organisms, that surround a particular organism and influence its health and survival Something that influences a particular result or situation The land along the edge of a body of water such as a sea or a lake To continue to live 88 Glossary

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