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Grades K/1 Big Possible Inquiry Questions Content Biology Plants and animals have observable features. (K) Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment. (1) How do the different features of plants and animals help them meet their basic needs? (K) What basic needs do plants and animals have in common? (K) What are your basic needs? (K) How do local plants and animals depend on their environment? (1) How do plants and animals use features to respond to stimuli in their environments? (1) How do plants and animals adapt when their basic needs are not being met? (1) basic needs of plants and animals (K) features of local plants and animals that help them meet their basic needs (K) Peoples’ uses of plants and animals (K) the classification of living or non-living things (1) structural features of living things in the local environment (1) behavioural adaptations of animals in the local environment (1) Chemistry Humans interact with matter every day through familiar materials. (K) Matter is useful because of its properties. (1) What is matter? (K) How do you interact with matter? (K) What qualities do different of matter have? (K) What makes the properties of matter useful? (1) How do the properties of materials help connect to the function of materials? (1) properties of familiar materials (K) specific of materials connected to the function of the materials (1) Physics The motion of objects depends on their properties. (K) How can you make objects move? (K) How does the shape or size of an object effect the object’s movement? (K) How does the material the object is made of effect the object’s movement? (K) effects of pushes/pulls on movement (K) effects of size, shape, and materials on movement (K) Physics Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed. (1) How can you explore the properties of and sound? (1) What discoveries did you make? (1) natural and artificial sources of light and sound (1) properties of light and sound that depend on their source and the objects they interact with (1)