Astro Food
Your Mission: Identify which plants are suitable for growing in space as a good source of nutrition for astronauts.
- Learn about the basic structure of common plants
- Identify and name a set of different plants
- Understand that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
- Identify that humans need the right types and amount of nutrition, and get this from what they eat
- Understand that living things depend on each other and that plants serve as a source of food
- Develop skills in identifying, classifying and grouping
- Recognise that questions can be answered in different ways
- Understand that drawing can be used to develop and share ideas
- Activity 1:
- Student worksheet printed for each student
- Pencil / pen
- (Optional) assorted types of fruits, vegetables and seeds
- Activity 2:
- Student worksheet printed for each student
- Paper
- Colouring pencils or colouring pens
- (Optional) Internet access
- Activity 3:
- Student worksheet printed for each student
- Scissors
- Glue
- (Optional) colouring pencils
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