Kindergarten · Science · Unit 9 of 9
Caring for Nature
Small actions that help plants, animals and the land.
What your child practises
Practises simple actions that care for nature, such as protecting a habitat, reducing waste, reusing and caring for plants and animals, and the idea that many First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities today learn from the land. First Nations, Métis and Inuit ways of knowing differ among Nations, and this unit only introduces the idea.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: SCI.K.C.1, SCI.K.A.1 · taking action on a local environmental issue, and ways of learning from the land
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which keeps water clean?
- Throw trash in
- Pour paint in
- Keep litter out of it
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Keep litter out of it
Hint: Clean water is important for living things.
Question 2
Which is a good way to save paper?
- Rip it up
- Use both sides
- Use new sheets for every dot
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Use both sides
Hint: Reusing paper helps the Earth.
Question 3
Which is a good thing to do in a park?
- Leave it clean
- Drop wrappers
- Break branches
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Leave it clean
Hint: Take your trash with you.
Question 4
Where does litter belong?
- In a bin
- On the grass
- In a pond
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In a bin
Hint: Bins keep nature clean.
Question 5
What can you notice when you slow down outside?
- bugs, birds and plants
- only walls
- only cars
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bugs, birds and plants
Hint: There is lots to notice in nature.
Question 6
A puddle dries up on a sunny day. Where did the water go?
- into the air
- into the Sun
- into the ground and gone forever
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into the air
Hint: Warm air takes water up as vapour.