BASIC NEEDS

Human Basic Needs

Basic Needs of Human

• Living things have basic needs.

• The basic needs of humans are :1. Food

2. Water

3. Air

4. Shelter

• Humans cannot stay alive without these basic needs.

Food

• Food gives energy and helps us grow.

• We need energy to walk, play, and do work.

Water• It makes up about 70% of the weight of the

human body.

• We need to drink about eight glasses of water a day.

• Water can be obtained from fruits and vegetables.

• Water helps to maintain body temperature.

Shelter

• Long ago humans live in cave.

• A shelter is a place where human live.

• The shelter protects humans from danger, the sun, and the rain.

• Nowadays, humans build many types of shelter.

Air

• Humans cannot breath in water.

• Humans need air to breathe all the time.

Shelter

Air

Water

Food

Basic Needs of Human

Why does the body need water?

a) To maintain the body

temperature

b) To break down the food

that we eat

d) To carry waste substances out of

the body in the form of urine and sweat

c) To carry nutrients to

different parts of the body.

Answer the question below.

1. State the four basic needs of humans.

a) ___________________ c) ____________________

b) ___________________ d) ____________________

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

a) _________________ gives us nutrients to make us grow and stay healthy.

b) _________________ helps to maintain the body temperature.

c) We need _______________ to stay alive because it contains oxygen.

d) A _________________ protects us from bad weather and other dangers.

Exercise

Vocabulary for today :

• Danger –

• Cannot breathe –

• Urine –

• Sweat –

• Nutrient –

• Body temperature –