Living vs. Non-Living Rachel Lowery
Living vs. Non-Living
Rachel Lowery
Content Area: Science Grade Level: First Summary: The purpose of this instructional
PowerPoint is to educate students of the difference between living and non-living things.
Learning Objective: Given pictures of different objects, the student will be able to tell if it is living or non-living with 100% accuracy.
Content Standard: Standard 2 – Interdependence
Accomplishment: 0107.2.1 Identify the basic characteristics of living things.
The difference between living and non living objects.
Living•Able to reproduce•Able to move or grow•Made up of cells•Active
Non-Living•Not able to reproduce•Not able to move or grow•Not made up of living objects•Inactive
Click on the links and read the definitions of living and non-
living from the Merriam Webster Dictionary.
• Living: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living
• Non-living: http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nonliving
LET’S PRACTICE!!
Is a telephone living or non-living? Please choose the correct answer.
LivingNon-living
PERFECT!!You’re correct!! A telephone is
a non-living object!
How about another one?
• Is a dog living or non-living? Please choose the correct answer.
LivingNon-living
GREAT JOB!!!
You are correct!! A dog is a living object!
LAST ONE!
Is a flower living or non-living? Please choose the correct answer.
LivingNon-Living
YOU DID IT!!
Great answer! A flower is a living object!
ConclusionThrough practice the students
learn the difference between living and non-living objects.
Uh Oh! Try again
INCORRECT!
A flower is a living organism because it possesses qualities of life such as
growing and reproducing.
Try again!
Works Cited• http://www.teacherthomas.com/
2011/11/30/1733/• http://www.tn.gov/education/ci/sci/
index.shtml• Pictures came from clipart