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Kitchen Window Home Designers

Compare paper models of homes for a plant and a snail.

A Place for Mint

Listen to the observations. Compare the paper models. Choose one answer for each question.

Kitchen Observations

At the kitchen window, a mint plant grows toward the light. Its roots spread through the pot. A helper adds water when the soil starts to dry. Nearby, a land snail lives in a separate home. It eats soft leaf pieces. Its ground stays damp. It rests under a cover. We will compare paper models, not build real snail homes.

Picture of a plantMint Model Cards
Each card models one place for the mint plant.
A — Kitchen window: Light, water, and a pot with room for roots.
B — Kitchen window: Light and a pot with room for roots, but no water.
C — Closed kitchen cupboard: Water and a pot with room for roots, but no light.
D — Kitchen window: Light and water, but a tiny cup with no room for roots to spread.
1.
Which model best meets the mint plant's needs?
Question 1 options
2.
Which change would fix Model B?
Question 2 options
3.
Model C has water and room for roots. Why is it still a poor home for mint?
Question 3 options
4.
How could you improve Model D for growing roots?
Question 4 options

A Place for a Snail

Use the snail observations and the model cards. Choose the change or design that meets the snail's needs.

Picture of a snailSnail Model Cards
These paper models show separate snail homes on a shaded kitchen shelf.
E: Damp ground and a cover to hide under, but no food.
F: Soft leaf pieces and a cover to hide under, but dry ground.
5.
Which addition would finish Model E so the snail could eat?
Question 5 options
6.
Which change would make Model F more like the snail's observed home?
Question 6 options
7.
A class combines parts from Models E and F. Which new model best meets the snail's needs?
Question 7 options

Be a Model Builder

Connect model parts to needs. Then draw an improved model.

8.
Match each model part to the need it meets.
9.
Draw an improved Model D. Show the mint plant at the kitchen window. Show light, water, and a pot with room for roots. Tell a partner how your model meets the plant's needs.