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Living Things

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First graders learn to group living things,basic needs of living things, that there are many different living things and that each has an environment. Students learn how living things adapt to both their environment and for survival purposes.

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living things, survival

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basic needs of living things, survival, science
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Grade
1st
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Science
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Duration
14 days
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