Living and Nonliving Things

Characteristics of Living Things 

• Made of Cells

• Obtain and Use Energy

• Grow and Develop

• Reproduce

• Respond to Their Environment

• Adapt to Their Environment

Nonliving Things

• Rocks
• Sand
• Wood
• Glass
• Cars 
• Computers

LINKS

• Introduction to the Characteristics of life
• Living Things Website

Following Wheel Created by Kristina Hughes-Using PowerPoint

 

Given a website, a prepared worksheet, and a pencil, each 3rd grade student will be able to classify living and nonliving things in an environment knowing all 6 characteristics of living things, and will be able to give at least 2 examples of nonliving things.

Standard 2
Students will understand that organisms depend on living and nonliving things within their environment.  

Objective 1:

Classify living and nonliving things in an environment. 

Sources:

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview?LPid=16285

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Biology_organism_collage.png
http://bree1972.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/rocks.jpg