Need some help planning for Year 1 Biological Science? This unit on the Basic Needs of Plants and Animals is just what you need to get you started and save you time.

Aligned to the V9 Australian Curriculum, this unit contains eight lessons which focus of the basic needs of plants and animals. Students will learn the needs of both plants and animals, how these needs are met, how their needs are both alike and different, and why animals and plants are important to us.

The Unit Plan comes in a downloadable zip folder and contains the following resources:

• Unit Guide: includes a scope and sequence, unit overview, lesson plans with associated games, worksheets, activities, assessment, suggested resources and tiered vocabulary lists.
• PowerPoint: interactive and informative slides to support your teaching.
• Displays: includes word wall vocabulary cards and display banner.

  This unit plan was updated 18/1/2024 to remove mention of some resources that were not included in the final product. Please download again if you accessed this unit plan before this date.