1. What are living things? MRS GREN Organism Alive Life Process
Developing: Identify the 7 life processes.
Secure: Describe the 7 life process of living things.
Exceeding: Provide evidence of an organism being alive.
Entrance Activity
Quoll
The A to Z of animals
Write the alphabet in your books and then try to name animals beginning with each letter.
Tool box – Key words
X-ray tetra
MRS GREN
Organism
Alive
Life Process
Yak

2. Key Word Alert!
Organism
or-gan-iz-m
“A living thing”

3. Student reading activity
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
A mnemonic is a word or phrase that helps you remember a list. It is usually made using the first letters of the words in a list. What mnemonic is spelled out by the first letters of the life processes?
eproduce
ense
row
espriation
xcrete
utrition

4. The 7 Life Processes M R S G R E N ove eproduce ense row espriation
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
All organisms move.
Bacteria, plants, animals and more.
Write down three reasons why an organisms would need move.
eproduce
ense
row
Find food, water or shelter.
Move away from predators.
To migrate to new surroundings.
Follow the sun for optimum light.
espriation
xcrete
utrition

5. The 7 Life Processes M R S G R E N ove eproduce ense row espriation
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
All organisms will eventually die, therefore, to keep their species alive, they have to reproduce and create babies(offspring).
eproduce
ense
row
espriation
xcrete
utrition

6. The 7 Life Processes M R S G R E N ove eproduce ense row espriation
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
Sensitivity means an organism is able to sense changes to its environment. Such as light levels, water levels and temperature.
eproduce
ense
row
How many senses do you think humans have?
In fact, humans have lots of sense, They can: Smell, taste, touch, see, hear, sense temperature changes, sense pain, and they can sense internal factors.
espriation
xcrete
utrition

7. All living things increase in size over time. We say that the grow.
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
All living things increase in size over time. We say that the grow.
eproduce
ense
row
espriation
Interesting Fact
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lover on Earth. An adult can grow up to 30m long and have a mass of 170 tonnes.
xcrete
utrition

8. The 7 Life Processes M R S G R E N ove eproduce ense row espriation
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
Living things use a process called respiration to release energy for them to use. Living things need oxygen and food to do this.
eproduce
ense
row
espriation
xcrete
utrition

9. Which of the substances below are examples of excretion?
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
All organisms produce waste materials. When they get ride of these waste materials, from their bodies, we say that they Excrete them.
eproduce
ense
row
Which of the substances below are examples of excretion?
espriation
Pealing skin
Pooing
Losing hair
xcrete
Breathing out
Urinating
utrition

10. The 7 Life Processes M R S G R E N ove eproduce ense row espriation
Teacher explanation
The 7 Life Processes
M R S G R E N
ove
Living things requires various substances to help carry out other life processes. We say that they need nutrition.
eproduce
ense
row
espriation
xcrete
utrition

11. Define the final 3 key words from the 7 life processes.
Quick check
The 7 Life Processes
Write each of the following words in your books and then match them with their meaning.
Extension activity
Define the final 3 key words from the 7 life processes.

12. Complete the 7 life processes worksheet in your learning booklets.
Learning Activity
Complete the 7 life processes worksheet in your learning booklets.
Extension Activity
In what ways is a car like an organism?
Why is a car not an organism?

13. What are living things? MRS GREN Organism Alive Life Process
Developing: Identify the 7 life processes.
Secure: Describe the 7 life process of living things.
Exceeding: Provide evidence of an organism being alive.
Entrance Activity
Quoll
The A to Z of animals
Write the alphabet in your books and then try to name animals beginning with each letter.
Tool box – Key words
X-ray tetra
MRS GREN
Organism
Alive
Life Process
Yak

14. Learning Activity
The 7 Life Processes
Write a list of instructions that can be used to identify which of these flies is alive and which is dead. Remember to be classed as a living organisms you need to be able to carry out all 7 life processes.

15. What are living things? MRS GREN Organism Alive Life Process
Developing: Identify the 7 life processes.
Secure: Describe the 7 life process of living things.
Exceeding: Provide evidence of an organism being alive.
Entrance Activity
Quoll
The A to Z of animals
Write the alphabet in your books and then try to name animals beginning with each letter.
Tool box – Key words
X-ray tetra
MRS GREN
Organism
Alive
Life Process
Yak

16. Life processes Sense Organism Mnemonic MRSGREN Excretion
Plenary
All living things are called _________. To be classed as a living thing, you must carry out all 7 ________. The ___________ to remember these processes is ___________.
Move-Reproduce-________-Grow-Respiration-_________-Nutrition
Life processes
Sense
Organism
Mnemonic
MRSGREN
Excretion