Jenni Meyer

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What Are Living Things?

• Jenni Meyer
• Prepared for Second Grade
• A lesson on the difference between living and
  non-living things.

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Characteristics of Living Things

• 1. They are made of cells
• 2. They obtain and use energy
• 3. They grow and develop
• 4. They can reproduce
• 5. They respond to the environment
• 6. They also adapt to the environment

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Is this a living thing?

• A human?
• YES!

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Is this a living thing?

• A flower?
• YES!

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Is this a living thing?

• A rock?
• NO!

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Is this a living thing?

• A tree frog?
• YES!

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What you need to do now!

• Get out a piece of paper and pencil!
• Or click on the
• button to print an
• activity sheet!
• -Circle yes if the object

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Is this a living thing?

• A Rooster?

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Is this a living thing?

• An apple tree?

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Is this a living thing?

• A globe?

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Is this a living thing?

• A piece of fruit?

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How well did you do?

• Time to check your answers!

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References

• Downloaded image retrieved from
  http//homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/blog
  /stories/2003/06/02/picturesOfRocks.html
• Research information found at http//www.usoe.k12
  .ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/2
  .htm

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