1. Cells and Cell Processes
Lesson 1- Life Processes
No equipment necessarily required
Plants and animals may be useful for students to look at, for discussing life processes.

2. Life Processes Fly A Fly B
Gr C: Explain the 7 life processes of all living things.
Gr B: Analyse the need for each life process.
Gr A: Justify whether an object is alive or not.
Starter
Key Words
Organism
Move
Reproduce
Sense
Grow
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition
Fly A
Fly B
Quick question: How can you tell whether something is alive or dead? Talk to your partner and as a team come up with a 3 sentence answer.

3. Fly A Fly B KEY WORD ALERT!
Starter
KEY WORD ALERT!
Organism- an organisms is any type of living thing. Plants, animals, bacteria,, fungi are all classed as organisms.
Fly A
Fly B
Quick question: How can you tell whether something is alive or dead? Talk to your partner and as a team come up with a 3 sentence answer.
Key information!
For something to be classed as “alive” or “living” it must do all 7 life processes.
But what are they?

4. What are the life processes?
Life processes are functions that all living things do. Bacteria, plants, animals, fungi all living organisms do these functions.
M___
G___
ove
row
R________
espiration
R________
eproduce
E_____
xcrete
S_____
ense
Act out the 7 life processes using props and different body actions. Hopefully this will help cements students knowledge as they will remember each of the actions and link them to the processes.
N______
utrition

5. M___
ove
All living things move. Animals move around to find shelter, hunt food and to find water. Plants will move with the sun so that they are always facing towards it.

6. R________
eproduce
All living things have to produce babies. If they do not then they will eventually die and their species will become extinct.
KEY WORD ALERT!
Species- A group of organisms which can all breed with each other and produce fertile offsprings.
KEY WORD ALERT!
Offspring- Offspring is the scientific word for babies of any living thing

7. What senses do you think animals and plants have?
All living things have sense which detect what is going on around them. See how many senses you can write down for plants and animals.
What senses do you think animals and plants have?
Animal sense
Plant sense
Temperature
Taste
Temperature
Touch
Light
Water levels
Smell
Sound
pH of soil

8. G___
row
Growth and development is the process where living things change in size and shape.

9. R________
espiration
Respiration is a type of chemical reaction which happens inside the cells of all living things.(This will be covered in more detail later in the topic)
Respiration is a type of chemical reaction which happens inside of cells. It is used to release the chemical energy stored in glucose.

10. E_____
xcrete
Excretion is the removal of toxic materials and waste products from the organism’s body.
Animals excrete-
Carbon dioxide Urine Water Salts
Plants excrete
Oxygen Water Salt

11. Food, water and oxygen are examples of nutrients humans require.
utrition
All living things require nutrition to grow, repair themselves and reproduce.
Food, water and oxygen are examples of nutrients humans require.

12. Look, Cover, Write, Check! Activity
You have exactly 1 minute to memories the 7 living processes. Afterwards, books will be put away and random students will be questioned!!!

13. Life Processes Fly A Fly B
Gr C: Explain the 7 life processes of all living things.
Gr B: Analyse the need for each life process.
Gr A: Justify whether an object is alive or not.
Starter
Key Words
Organism
Move
Reproduce
Sense
Grow
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition
Fly A
Fly B
Quick question: How can you tell whether something is alive or dead? Talk to your partner and as a team come up with a 3 sentence answer.

14. Exam Question Reproduce- Excrete- Nutrients-
All living organism perform the 7 living process. MRSGREN. Why it is important for a living organisms to-
Reproduce-
Excrete-
Nutrients-
Gr C: Explain the 7 life processes of all living things.
Gr B: Analyse the need for each life process.
Gr A: Justify whether an object is alive or not.
(3 marks)

15. M.M.I AFL Move Move Improve Read it, analyse it, write nothing.
Read it, analyse it, leave a comment.
Return to your desk improve your work.
AFL

16. Exam Question Reproduce- Excrete- Nutrients Excrete Reproduce-
All living organism perform the 7 living process. MRSGREN. Why it is important for a living organisms to-
Reproduce-
Excrete-
Nutrients-
Reproduce-
All organisms will eventually die, it may take one year it may take 100 years. To keep their species alive they to have to reproduce and produce an offspring.
Nutrients
Organisms require nutrients to grow and develop. With out nutrients the organism wont be supplied with the vital energy for survival.
Excrete
Toxic and poisonous materials are produce within the bodies of organisms. If not removed they will kill the organism. So to prevent this the organism has to excrete the material.
Gr C: Explain the 7 life processes of all living things.
Gr B: Analyse the need for each life process.
Gr A: Justify whether an object is alive or not.
(3 marks)

17. Life Processes Fly A Fly B
Gr C: Explain the 7 life processes of all living things.
Gr B: Analyse the need for each life process.
Gr A: Justify whether an object is alive or not.
Starter
Key Words
Organism
Move
Reproduce
Sense
Grow
Respiration
Excretion
Nutrition
Fly A
Fly B
Quick question: How can you tell whether something is alive or dead? Talk to your partner and as a team come up with a 3 sentence answer.

18. Can the class complete the table?
Life process
Example
Animals (you)
Plants
Movement
Respiration
Breathing in oxygen for use in breaking down food to release energy
Taking in oxygen for use in breaking down food to release energy
Sensitivity
Detecting light and water
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Releasing oxygen into the air during photosynthesis
Nutrition
Using photosynthesis to make sugars (glucose)