https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/Recent content in Life Science for Young Learners on Teddy Rook Bookhttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpghttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpgHugoenhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/living-nonliving/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/living-nonliving/Living things grow, need food, water and air, and can make new living things like themselves. A rock or a toy car does none of these. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/needs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/needs/Every living thing needs water, air, food (plants make their own) and a place to live with enough room. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/once-living/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/once-living/A fallen leaf, a log, a seashell and an apple core were part of living things once. A rock, a coin and a cloud never were. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/grow-change/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/grow-change/A kitten grows into a cat and a seed grows into a tree. Living things start small and grow, and many change shape as they grow. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-needs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-needs/Plants need light, water, air, room to grow and nutrients from the soil. Without light or water, a plant wilts and can die. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-parts/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-parts/Most plants have roots, a stem, leaves and, at some time, flowers. Each part has its own job. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/roots/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/roots/Roots hold a plant in the ground and take in water and nutrients from the soil. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/stems-leaves/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/stems-leaves/The stem holds the plant up and carries water from the roots to the leaves. Leaves catch sunlight and make the plant's food. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/flowers-fruits-seeds/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/flowers-fruits-seeds/Flowers make seeds. A fruit is the part of a plant that holds the seeds, so apples, tomatoes, peppers and pumpkins are all fruits. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/pollinators/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/pollinators/Bees, butterflies, birds and the wind carry pollen from flower to flower, and that helps flowers make seeds. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/seeds-travel/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/seeds-travel/Seeds travel away from their parent plant: blown by the wind, carried by water, stuck to fur, eaten in fruit by animals, or popped out of a pod. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/seed-grows/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/seed-grows/A seed holds a tiny plant and food for it. With water and warmth, it sprouts: a root grows down and a shoot grows up toward the light. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-life-cycle/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-life-cycle/Seed, sprout, young plant, adult plant with flowers, then fruit with new seeds, and the cycle starts again. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plants-make-food/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plants-make-food/Green leaves use sunlight, air and water to make sugar, the plant's food. Animals cannot do this; they must eat. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plants-we-eat/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plants-we-eat/We eat roots (carrots), stems (potatoes), leaves (lettuce), flowers (broccoli), fruits (apples) and seeds (peas and corn). Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-needs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-needs/Animals need food, water, air and shelter, a safe place to rest and raise their young. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-diets/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-diets/Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat other animals, and omnivores eat both. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/body-parts/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/body-parts/Beaks, claws, fins, wings, tails and teeth each help an animal get food, move or stay safe. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/coverings/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/coverings/Mammals have hair or fur, birds have feathers, fish and reptiles have scales, and amphibians have smooth, moist skin. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/moving/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/moving/Animals walk, run, hop, fly, swim, crawl and slither, and their bodies are shaped for the way they move. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/parents-young/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/parents-young/Many young animals look like their parents; others look very different at first. Many parents feed and protect their young. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/mammals/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/mammals/Mammals have hair or fur, breathe air, and feed their babies milk. Dogs, mice, people, bats and whales are mammals. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/birds/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/birds/Birds have feathers, a beak and two legs, and they hatch from eggs with hard shells. Not every bird can fly. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/fish/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/fish/Fish live in water, breathe with gills, swim with fins, and most have scales. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/reptiles/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/reptiles/Reptiles have dry, scaly skin and breathe air. Snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles are reptiles, and most hatch from eggs laid on land. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/amphibians/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/amphibians/Amphibians have smooth, moist skin. Most start life in water with gills and live on land as adults. Frogs, toads and salamanders are amphibians. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/insects/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/insects/Insects have six legs and three body parts, and many have wings. Ants, bees, beetles and butterflies are insects; spiders are not. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/sorting-animals/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/sorting-animals/Look for clues, such as fur, feathers, scales, moist skin, gills or six legs, to put an animal in its group. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/habitats/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/habitats/A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives and finds the food, water and shelter it needs. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/land-habitats/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/land-habitats/Forests have many trees, grasslands are wide and grassy, deserts get very little rain, and polar places are cold and icy. Each has its own plants and animals. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/water-habitats/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/water-habitats/Ponds and lakes hold still fresh water, rivers flow, and oceans are salty. Different plants and animals live in each. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/fit-habitat/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/fit-habitat/A polar bear's thick fur, a camel's wide feet and a cactus's spines all help them live where they live. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-homes/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-homes/Birds build nests, bees build hives, rabbits dig burrows, spiders spin webs and beavers build lodges. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/change-surroundings/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/change-surroundings/Beavers dam streams, squirrels bury nuts that grow into trees, roots crack sidewalks, and people build roads and plant gardens. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/sun-energy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/sun-energy/Plants use sunlight to make food. Animals get their energy by eating plants, or by eating animals that ate plants. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/food-chains/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/food-chains/A food chain shows who eats whom: grass, then a rabbit, then a fox. Each arrow points from the food to the animal that eats it. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/producers-consumers/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/producers-consumers/Plants are producers because they make food. Animals are consumers because they eat to get their food. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/decomposers/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/decomposers/Worms, mushrooms and tiny bacteria break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/butterfly-cycle/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/butterfly-cycle/A butterfly starts as a tiny egg, hatches as a caterpillar, makes a chrysalis, and comes out as a butterfly. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/frog-cycle/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/frog-cycle/A frog starts as an egg in the water, hatches as a tadpole with a tail and gills, grows legs, loses its tail, and becomes a frog. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/chicken-cycle/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/chicken-cycle/A chick grows inside an egg, hatches, grows feathers as a young chicken, and becomes a grown hen or rooster. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/compare-cycles/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/compare-cycles/Some young look like small adults and just grow (a chick, a kitten); others change shape completely as they grow (a butterfly, a frog). Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/five-senses/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/five-senses/We see with our eyes, hear with our ears, smell with our nose, taste with our tongue and feel with our skin. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-senses/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animal-senses/An owl's big eyes see at night, a dog's nose follows smells, a bat hears echoes, and a cat's whiskers feel the way. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/observing/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/observing/Scientists use their senses and tools like a magnifying glass and a ruler to observe. An observation is what you notice; a guess is what you think might be true. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/trees-seasons/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/trees-seasons/Many trees grow new leaves in spring, are full and green in summer, turn colors and drop leaves in fall, and stand bare in winter. Evergreens keep their needles. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animals-winter/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/animals-winter/In winter some animals migrate to warmer places, some hibernate, and others stay active with thick fur and stored food. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/getting-ready/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/getting-ready/In fall, squirrels store nuts, birds gather to fly south, and many animals grow thicker coats or eat extra food. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/pet-care/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/pet-care/A pet needs food, fresh water, a clean home, exercise, gentle hands and visits to the vet. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-care/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/plant-care/A potted plant needs the right amount of water (not too much), light, a pot with holes for drainage, and room to grow. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/caring-nature/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/biology/young-learners/caring-nature/Watch wild animals without touching or chasing them, leave nests alone, put rocks back the way you found them, and keep trash out of nature. Life Science for Young Learners · Biology Ladder