ELD 1

Gardening

100

This tool is used to dig small holes for planting.

Shovel

200

These are planted in the ground to grow new plants.

Seeds

300

Double Points: These need to be pulled out because they take nutrients from plants.

Weeds

400

This is the best season to plant many flowers and vegetables.

Spring

500

What three ingredients are used to grow plants?

Soil, water, and sunlight

Insects

100

Double Points: This living creature in soil helps break down organic matter.

Earth worm

200

These insects live in colonies and work together. 

Ants

300

This insect makes webs to catch food.

Spider

400

This insect sucks nectar from flowers using a long tongue.

Butterfly or moth

500

This insect is known for biting and buzzing near your ear. Their bites can be very itchy.

Mosquito

Nature

100

This is the natural home of an animal.

Habitat

200

Double Points: Animals, like bears, sleep all winter. What is this called?

Hibernation

300

What is it called when animals move from one place to another in different seasons. An example is birds flying south for the winter.

Migration

400

These are large bodies of saltwalter.

Oceans

500

This is the process that plants use to make food from sunlight.

Photosynthesis

Weather

100

This tool measures temperature.

Thermometer

200

This type of storm includes thunder and lightning.

Thunderstorm

300

This appears in the sky after rain with many colors.

Rainbow

400

Double Points: This is a long period without rain.

Drought

500

This is frozen rain. No, it is not snow.

Hail

Plants

100

This part of the plant absorbs water from the soil.

Roots

200

This part of the plant holds it upright.

Stem

300

This part of the plant attracts pollinators like bees.

Flower

400

This is the tiny beginning of a new plant.

Seed

500

Double Points: This is what plants release into the air that humans need to breathe.

Oxygen