1. Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
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2. Animal Needs Food and Water
Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Animal Needs
Food and Water
Animals need food and water to grow and stay healthy.
Some animals eat plants. Some eat other animals.
Some animals eat both plants and animals.
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3. Air Animals need oxygen. Oxygen is a gas in air.
Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Air
Animals need oxygen. Oxygen is a gas in air.
Land animals use lungs to breathe oxygen from air. Some water animals, such as whales, also use lungs to get oxygen.
Some water animals, such as fish, do not have lungs. Fish use gills to get oxygen from the water.
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4. Shelter A shelter is a place where an animal can be safe.
Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Shelter
A shelter is a place where an animal can be safe.
Most animals need shelter.
Some animals use a plant or a hole in the ground as a shelter.
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5. Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Shelter
Burrows, dens, and nests are kinds of shelters. Different animals have different kinds of shelters.
A prairie dog lives in a burrow. A beaver lives in a lodge. A skunk lives in a den.
Some birds lay eggs in a nest.
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6. Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Space
Animals need space to grow. They need space to move around and find food.
Animals need space for shelter.
Animals need space to take care of their young.
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7. Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Your Needs
You are a living thing. You must meet your needs to grow and stay healthy.
You need air to breathe. You need food and water to stay healthy. You need space and shelter.
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8. Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Caring for Pets
Pets are animals. They need air, food, and water. They need space to exercise. Pets need shelter.
People help pets meet their needs. People keep the pet and its shelter clean. They give food and water to the pet.
Taking care of a pet is a big job.
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9. Caring for Pets What need is this pet meeting?
Unit 3 Lesson 2 What Do Animals Need?
Caring for Pets
What need is this pet meeting?
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