Introduction
Welcome, Young Scientists!
Today, you are going to become little explorers and discover this amazing world around you. You will learn how to tell if something is living or nonliving. Some things grow, move, and need food... while others DON'T! Are you ready inestigate? LETS GO!!
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Task
Your job is to go on a virtual scavenger hunt! You will look at pictures and videos of different things and decide if they are living and nonliving. Then you will complete this fun work sheet showing what you learned about the two. Add fun colors to each picture as well.
https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/science/grade-1-living-things-b.pdf
Process
Step 1: Learn the Rules
Watch this short video to learn how to tell the difference between living and non living things:
Step 2: Explore Examples
Click through this interactive activity to see examples:
https://florida.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.colt.lp_living/living-vs-nonliving/
Step 3: Sort and Think
Use this online game to sort pictures into living and non living:
https://wordwall.net/resource/7300135/science/y2-living-or-non-living
Evaluation
| Category | Excellent (3pts) | Good (2pts) | Needs Help (1pt) |
| Content Accuracy | Correctly identifies all items | Mostly Correct | Few correct or unclear |
| Explanation | Clear/Complete Worksheet | Some Complete | Little or no Completion |
| Creativity | Colorful and thoughtful | Some creativity | Minimal effort shown |
Total score: /9 points
Conclusion
You did it, Scientist! Now you know how to tell the difference between living and nonliving things. Next time you're outside or at home, try to spot some more examples. Can you explain them to someone else?
Great job using your brain, your eyes, and your creativity!