Kindergarten Science Lesson: Plants, Animals, and Environment STEM Activity

Learn about plants and animals and their relationship to the environment with this Kindergarten STEM Activity that connects to the Read Aloud The Hike by Alison Farrell.

Scientists are observers. They explore things around them. They look for the ways that plants and animals are connected.

In this Kindergarten STEM Challenge, students work together to create a model to show the relationship between plants and animals and where they live using play doh or clay.

This Kindergarten STEM activity aligns with NGSS Earth Science Standards for Kindergarten but can be used in 1st and 2nd grade too.

Material List:

• playdough or clay
• crayons and/or markers
• The Hike by Alison Farrell

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions
• STEM Activity
• Vocabulary Words (Plant, Animal, Relationship)
• Student Reflection Sheet
• Rubric

Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!

K-ESS 3-1

Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Learning Objective
I can create and use models to explain how plants and animals relate to their environment.

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