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Kindergarten · lesson 3 of 4

Choose a caring action

Choose a caring action using supplied evidence and a solved model.

About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • For younger learners, an adult may read each direction aloud; pointing, drawing and spoken explanations count as responses.
  • Paper, drawing space or a browser document.
  • Reference card A: use an item again. Reference card B: avoid using unneeded water.
  • Assessment case 1: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Draw on the unused side of paper.
  • Assessment case 2: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Turn off an unneeded running tap.
  • Assessment case 3: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Observe a nest from a distance.
  • Assessment case 4: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Use an adult’s bin instructions.
  • Assessment case 5: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Use a safe container again.
  • Assessment case 6: Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Leave a burrow undisturbed.

Learn the idea

People use water and materials. Actions can reduce waste and protect living things. These are pretend choices; follow a trusted adult’s local instructions in real situations.

Reuse means use an item again. Save water means avoid using unneeded water. Leave habitat means avoid disturbing an animal’s home. Sort waste means put an item in the locally correct waste group.

For reuse, look for the clue “use an item again.” For save water, look for “avoid using unneeded water.” More than one process can happen in a real situation. Answer about the one described in this question.

  1. Read or listen to the four science words and what each means. Say how the first two differ.
  2. Choose two of the short cases. Point to the clue that helps you choose a science word for each one. You may draw or say your answer.
  3. Answer each practice question. Say which clue helped you, then check the explanation.
  4. Use the extra task to make two examples that show different science words. Draw or say what makes each one fit.
Worked example

See the method in action

Worked reference-card problem: a card states “use an item again”; a second states “avoid using unneeded water.” The first fits reuse and the second fits save water. The reason is the described function or change, not the order of the cards or a favorite name. If their descriptions exchange places, their category labels exchange too. Keep the supplied descriptions attached to the correct case.

Your turn

Check your reasoning

Your answer is temporary and is not saved to an account. Download your current answer before leaving or reloading. Written work on paper or in another app stays in your own file.

Helpful tips
  • Use the feature “use an item again” to justify reuse; do not sort by the name alone.
  • Distinguish save water (avoid using unneeded water) from a different process occurring in the same situation.
Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Draw on the unused side of paper.

Feedback appears here after you check. This is practice, not a graded school assessment.

See the answer and explanation

reuse

The answer is reuse. In the notes, it means “use an item again.” People use water and materials. Actions can reduce waste and protect living things. These are pretend choices; follow a trusted adult’s local instructions in real situations.

Take it further

Create one new case showing reuse and one showing save water. Expected: the first explicitly shows “use an item again”; the second explicitly shows “avoid using unneeded water.” Explain the distinction by drawing, speaking or writing. A label without a matching feature is incomplete.

Nothing here is saved to an account or sent to a teacher. The answer download includes your current choice and any checked feedback. It does not include choices from the separate More practice section. Download that section separately.

More practice: try new cases

Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.

More practice: try new cases
1. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Turn off an unneeded running tap.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: avoid using unneeded water.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.
2. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Observe a nest from a distance.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: avoid disturbing an animal’s home.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.
3. Which scientific label fits the specifically described step or feature? Supplied case: Use an adult’s bin instructions.
Need a hint?
  • Look for the described feature: put an item in the locally correct waste group.
  • Compare the clue with each science word. Use only what the case tells you; do not add a new event.

Your choices are temporary. Feedback appears after you check all the answers.

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