What's It Like to Live Underground?

Jessi has a cool pair of gardening gloves, which makes her wonder, what special tools do animals have for living underground? First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The way an object is shaped or structured determines many of its properties and functions. Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.A: Structure and Function - All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air (1-LS1-1). LS1.D: Information Processing - Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive (1-LS1-1). Performance Expectation: 1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.