Megan Carmody

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What are living things?

• Megan Carmody
• Prepared for Second Grade
• A lesson on the difference between living and
  non-living things.

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Characteristics of Living Things!

• 1. Made of cells
• 2. Obtain and use energy
• 3. Grow and develop
• 4. Reproduce
• 5. Respond to the environment
• 6. Adapt to the environment

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Is this a living thing?

• A human?
• YES!

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Is this a living thing?

• A flower?
• YES!

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Is this a living thing?

• Rocks?
• NO!

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Is this a living thing?

• A cow?
• YES!

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What you need to do now!

• Get out a piece of paper and pencil! Or you can
  click on the button to print out an activity
  sheet.
• -Circle YES if the example is a living thing.
• -Circle NO if the example is NOT a living thing!

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Is this a living thing?

• A spider?

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Is this a living thing?

• An apple tree?

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Is this a living thing?

• A city?

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Is this a living thing?

• The ocean?

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How well did you do?

• Time to check the answers!

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References

• Downloaded an image from http//www.usefilm.com/i
  mage/315944.html
• Research information found at
• http//www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7t
  h/classify/living/2.htm

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