Identifying Living and

Nonliving Things

Jackie Pasanen and Kristy Seaver

Target Audience: Kindergarten

Objectives:1. Students will compare and contrast living and nonliving things.2. Students will classify things as either living or nonliving.

Standard: Structure of Living Systems 0.4.1.1.2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYefRAipuTw

A quick video to get you

thinking..

Why do you think they belong to living things???

Definitions of Living and NonlivingLiving: anything that

is or has ever been alive

Nonliving: anything that is not now or ever been alive

How do you know if you are dead or alive?

·Living things partake in respiration·Living things have the ability to reproduce·Living things are capable of growing and developing·Living things are responsive to their environment

Can you draw living or nonliving things?

Drag items into correct box.

Living ThingsNonliving Things

Image DiceClick on the Dice and say if the item is living or nonliving

RecapNow we know the

differences between living and nonliving

things and are able to classify them into

their proper category.

Sources:www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/classify/living/2.htmFor images... Google Search with images "cartoon (item)"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYefRAipuTw