Identify that plants need light and water to grow, and predict what happens when a need is missing.
Plants are living things too, and they need light and water to grow, just like animals need food and water. Sunlight gives a plant energy, almost like food. Water travels up from the roots to keep the whole plant healthy.
Unlike animals, plants do not eat food from a bowl. They make their own food using light, water, and air. If a plant does not get enough light or water, it wilts, turns brown, or stops growing.
Mastery looks like: They name light and water as plant needs and correctly predict what happens when one is missing.
Common stumbles: Thinking plants need the same kind of food people eat; forgetting that plants need light, not just water, to grow.