PRIGEL TUITION CENTRE YEAR 4_SCIENCE CHAPTER 1: BASIC NEEDS BASIC NEEDS OF HUMANS

- Humans cannot stay alive without all these needs. 1) FOOD - Humans need food to stay alive. -F Food gives us energy and helps us grow. - We need energy to walk, play and do work - To grow and stay healthy, we need a balanced diet. * alanced diet- consists of the correct amounts of all kinds of food that the body needs. - carbohydrate, protein, fat, vegetables, fruits, milk and etc.

2) WATER - We need to drink about ! glasses of water a day to stay healthy. We can also get water from fruits and vegetables. - Water helps to" a# maintain body temperature b# carry nutrients throughout the body c# get rid of unwanted materials from the body.

3) AIR - Humans need air to breathe all the time. $ach breath is shown by the movement of chest - Humans cannot stay alive without air for a long time. %- What do humans breath in and breath out& Humans breath in an '''''''''''' and breath out ''''''''''''''''''

4) SHELTER - ( shelter is a place where we live. - Humans need shelter to protect themselves from" a# danger b# the sun - Humans build many types of shelters to live in" a# Hut b# Flats c# ungalow d# Terraced house c# the rain e# )onghouse

BASIC NEEDS OF ANIMALS

1) FOOD - (nimals need food to stay alive. - They need food to grow and stay healthy. - (nimals die if they do not get food for a certain period of time. %- *o all animals eat the same type of food& (nswer" ''''''''''''''' * (fter a few days, the mouse in +ar , is still alive because it has food while the mouse in +ar % is dead because there is no food.

2) WATER - (nimals need water to stay alive and healthy - (nimals die if they do not get water for a certain period of time * (fter a few days, the snail in container - is alive because there is water while the snail in container . is dead because there is no water.

3) AIR - (nimals need air to breathe - They cannot stay alive for long without air. * 4) (fter a while, the dragonfly in container / is alive because there is air while the dragonfly in SHELTER container T is dead because there is no air. 0t cannot breathe. - (nimals need shelter to protect themselves from danger, the .un and the rain. - There are different types of shelters for animals. a# 1ests and hives

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c# Holes

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BASIC NEEDS OF PLANTS

- The basic needs of plants are" a# water b# air c# sunlight - ,lants can make their own food. They need sunlight to make food. - ,lants need air to stay alive. Without air, plants will die. - ,lants absorb water from the soil through their roots. They will wilt and die if they do not get any water.