The Burn Test
Animal food is biological — it holds the sun's energy, saved up by a plant, so it burns. "Plant food" (fertilizer) is only Earth minerals with no energy of its own, so it won't. Fire tells the two apart.
⬇ This card
Pet Earthworm Care
A worm has no leaves and cannot make its own food from light — so it must eat. And look what it eats: a plant. The proof is a wilted romaine leaf slowly vanishing, even down in the dark.
⬇ This card
What Makes a Plant a Plant
An engraved botanical plate to color — the leaf that catches sunlight, the roots that drink, the flower that makes the seeds.
⬇ Both plates
What Makes an Animal an Animal
Its twin — the mouth that must eat, the legs that move, the eyes and ears that find the food.
⬇ Both plates
Trait Cards — the Green Deck
Twelve big engraved trait cards — eyes, claws, roots, leaves… Deal them out and sort: plant, animal, or both? Pairs with the Tricky Five.
⬇ Two 12×18 sheets
Trace It Back to the Sun
Pick ANY animal's dinner and walk it backwards — it always ends at a plant, and the plant's energy came from the sun. Even a hot dog traces back to grass.
- 1 watercolor poster — Where Does It Get Its Food
- 2 experiment cards — The Burn Test and Pet Earthworm Care
- Student binder — Overview, Copywork, Plant or Animal? worksheet
- Teacher guide, opening oration, and supply list
- Original song — "Two Kingdoms, One Sun" + lyric sheet
- Every sheet is 8.5×11, black-and-white printer-safe