Instructional power point

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/

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