Living Things vs. Nonliving Things

• Students will compare and contrast the difference between living and

non living things.

Objectives

• Students will differentiate between living and non living things.

• Students explore the characteristics of and differences between living and nonliving things

Do Now: 5mins

Answer the following questions

• What are some living things?

• What are some nonliving things?

• What are the six characteristics of a living thing?

• Do nonliving things have characteristics?Why or Why not?

Living Things

Animals Plants

need air, water and foodto live and thrive

need air, water, nutrients and light

to live and thrive

Mini Lesson

Nonliving Things

Do not live and thrive

Student Group Activity

In this worksheet-based activity, knowledge of the relationships between living and non-living

things.

• Complete this quiz

Share your discoveries!

• Verbally or graphically differentiate between living and nonliving things.

Homework – Due in 3 days.

• Students will create a Microsoft Word two page report – including introduction, body, conclusion, etc. on what they have learned about the differences between living things and nonliving things.

Rubrics

Multimedia Project : Living Things vs. Non Living Things

Teacher Name: Mrs. Trapp-Thomas Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Content Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.

Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.

Mechanics No misspellings or grammatical errors.

Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors.

Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.

Requirements All requirements are met and exceeded.

All requirements are met.

One requirement was not completely met.

More than one requirement was not completely met.

Standards

• MST4.LE1: Living things are both similar to and different from each other and from nonliving things.

• MST5: Technology Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design,

construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs.

• ELA1.LR1: Listening and reading to acquire information and understanding

involves collecting data, facts, and ideas; discovering relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and using knowledge from oral, written, and electronic sources