Description

SKL1: Students will sort living organisms and non-living materials into groups by observable physical attributes.
a.   Recognize the difference between living organisms and nonliving materials.
b.   Group animals according to their observable features such as appearance, size, motion, where it lives, etc. (for example: A green frog has four legs and hops. A rabbit also hops.).
c.   Group plants according to their observable features such as appearance, size, etc.

Essential Questions

What are the differences between living and non-living things?

What factors affect the survival of a species?

Lesson Plans

BBC's Plants and Animals Lesson Plan

BBC's Characteristics of Materials Lesson Plan

• Living and Nonliving Things- United Streaming video in which students learn how to tell the difference between living and non-living things. Compare objects in home, in pond, in neighborhood, etc. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Habitats: Homes for Living Things- United Streaming video in which students observe habitats of different kinds of animals to see how they meet their needs. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Amphibians, Fish, and Reptiles- United Streaming video in which students visit the habitats of frogs, toads, snakes, lizards, and other underwater creatures. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Animal Features and Their Functions- United Streaming video in which students observe animal features such as heads, tails, wings, feathers, fur, and claws. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Animal Groups: Beginning Classification- United Streaming video in which students classify mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Insects. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Animal Lifecycles- United Streaming video in which students learn how living things grow and change. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Growing Plants: Science in a School Garden-United Streaming video about observing plants growth and how they fit into the environment. Includes teacher's guide and quiz. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• BBC's Plants and Animals in the Local Environment allows students to virtually sort plants and animals into living and nonliving categories.

• BBC's Characteristics of Materials allows students to virtually sort materials using a variety of characteristics. (advanced)

• Graph Club: Activity- Science: Animal Lives

• Graph Club: Activity- Science: Plants on the Playground

• Math Blaster: Bug Off

• Kidspiration: Living and Nonliving Template

• SmartBoard: Dead or Alive Notebook Activity

• SmartBoard: Life Cycles of Plants and Animals Notebook Activity

• SmartBoard: Living and Nonliving Notebook Activity