1. The Earth
Pre-Lesson ONE

2. Living or Non-Living What makes something living or nonliving?
Look closely at the picture bellow. Notice the rabbit, rock, flower, and car.
Write in your journal why you think something is living and why something is non-living.

3. Living or Non-Living
Living Non-living

4. Characteristics of Living Things
Living things move
Living things breathe
Living things eat or consume for energy
Living things grow and fix injured parts
Living things reproduce
Living things create waste

5. Examples of Living Things
Animals
Plants
Insects
Birds
Snails
Worms

6. Characteristics of Non-Living Things
May not move
May not breathe
May not eat
May not grow and fix injured parts
May not reproduce
May not create waste
Helpful Hint:
Non-living things can have some characteristics of living things but not all

7. Examples of Non-Living Things
Rocks
Air
Water
Wind
Fire
Sound
Metal

8. Living Things or Non-Living
Most of the time it is easy to tell if something is living or nonliving. But sometimes things that were once living are now nonliving things? Look at these shells.
They were once a part of something living but now they are nonliving.

9. Examples of once living things
Shells
Dead animals
Dried plants
Hair

10. Experiment
Use the scientific method recording sheet to determine if the superglue is living or nonliving.

11. Experiment Discuss what your results with the class
Together draw a conclusion about today’s experiment.

12. Test what you know and take the quiz.
Resources
All written text was adapted from the science website:
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Test what you know and take the quiz.

13. Living and Non-Living Things
Can you pick them out?

14. Try Again! Ask yourself Does it need food, air and water?
Does it grow and change?

15. Is a rubber duck a living or nonliving thing?

16. You’re right!
The rubber duck is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

17. Is a baby a living or a nonliving thing?

18. The baby is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.
You’re right!
The baby is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.

19. Is a teddy bear a living or a nonliving thing?

20. You’re right!
The teddy bear is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

21. Is a grizzly bear a living or a nonliving thing?

22. You’re right!
The grizzly bear is a living thing. It does grow and change on it’s own.

23. Is a flower a living or a nonliving thing?

24. The flower is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.
You’re right!
The flower is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.

25. Is a desk a living or a nonliving thing?

26. The desk is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The desk is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

27. Is a jeep a living or a nonliving thing?

28. The jeep is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The jeep is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

29. Is a dog a living or a nonliving thing?

30. The dog is a living thing. It does grow and change on it’s own.
You’re right!
The dog is a living thing. It does grow and change on it’s own.

31. Is a cake a living or a nonliving thing?

32. The cake is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The cake is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

33. Is a slide a living or a nonliving thing?

34. The slide is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The slide is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

35. Is a nurse a living or a nonliving thing?

36. The nurse is a living thing. She does need food, air and water.
You’re right!
The nurse is a living thing. She does need food, air and water.

37. Is a flag a living or a nonliving thing?

38. The flag is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The flag is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

39. Is a post office a living or a nonliving thing?

40. You’re right!
The post office is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

41. Is a bat a living or a nonliving thing?

42. The bat is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.
You’re right!
The bat is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.

43. Is a bus a living or a nonliving thing?

44. The bus is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The bus is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

45. Is a rabbit a living or a nonliving thing?

46. The rabbit is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.
You’re right!
The rabbit is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.

47. Is a basket a living or a nonliving thing?

48. The basket is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The basket is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

49. Is a bat a living or a nonliving thing?

50. The bat is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The bat is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

51. Is a penguin a living or a nonliving thing?

52. The penguin is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.
You’re right!
The penguin is a living thing. It does need food, air and water.

53. Is a mailbox a living or a nonliving thing?

54. The mailbox is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The mailbox is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

55. Is a book a living or a nonliving thing?

56. The book is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.
You’re right!
The book is a nonliving thing. It does not need food, air or water.

57. Is an apple a living or a nonliving thing?

58. The apple is a nonliving thing. It can not grow or change on it’s own.
You’re right!
The apple is a nonliving thing. It can not grow or change on it’s own.

59. Is a fly a living or a nonliving thing?

60. The fly is a living thing. It does grow or change on it’s own.
You’re right!
The fly is a living thing. It does grow or change on it’s own.

61. You sure know the difference between Living and Nonliving things!