Living and Nonliving

Things

Tressy Crutchfield

Teacher Information

• Content Area: Science

• Grade Level: 3

• Summary: The purpose of this PowerPoint is for students to have a better understanding of the differences between living and nonliving things.

• Learning Objective: Given facts about living and nonliving things, the students will recall this information to complete quiz questions with 100% accuracy.

• Content Standard: SPI 0307.2.1 Distinguish between living and non-living things.

Living Things• For something to be considered living, it has to show ALL of the

seven characteristics of living things.

• Remember:

Mrs Gren

Movement All living things move in some way.

Respiration (Breathing)

All living things exchange gases with their environment. (Ex. animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide)

Sensitiivity All living things have the ability to detect changes in the surrounding environment.

Growth All living things grow.

Reproduction All living things reproduce and pass genetic information to their offspring.

Excretion All living things get rid of waste.

Nutrition All living things take in and use nutrients.

Nonliving Things• Inanimate body or object.

• Something that does not show the characteristics of life.

• Something that lacks the capability for moving, breathing, responding to environment, growing, reproducing, excreting, and receiving nutrients.

• They do not require energy to continue existing.

Examples

Living Things• Humans

• Animals

• Trees

• Plants

• Fungi

Nonliving Things• Water

• Sunlight

• Rocks

• Dirt

• Air

• After viewing the examples below, click to the following link and complete the activity. • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/

plantsanimals.html

What name is useful to help you

remember the 7 characteristics of

living things?• Mrs Living

• Mrs Gren

• Mrs White

• Mrs Animal

QUIZ TIME:

Correct!!!Mrs Gren stands for:

• Movement

• Respiration

• Sensitivity

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Excretion

• Nutrition

Which of these is not one of the 7 characteristics of living

things?• Talking

• Reproduction

• Growth

• Movement

Correct!Nice work!

You really know your

stuff!

What is a characteristic of a nonliving thing?

• Needs to receive nutrients

• Capable of moving around

• Can reproduce and have offspring

• Does not need energy to exist

Correct!!Great Job!

Nonliving things do not need energy to

exist! They are inanimate objects

that do not show the characteristics of

living things!

Summary

• You learned the differences between living and nonliving things with help from the acronym, Mrs. Gren, and also learned examples of each.• Movement• Respiration• Sensitivity• Growth• Reproduction• Excretion• Nutrition

INCORRECTRemember the chart

on the first slide. What name did the

seven characteristics spell?

Now, try again!

Sorry, try again!

Recall Mrs. Gren. Think of the 7 characteristics of

living things.

OOPS!Nonliving things are the

complete opposite of living things! Recall the seven characteristics of

living things!!

Works Cited

"Characteristics of Living Things." Science Learning Hub RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. <http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Science-Stories/Earthworms/Characteristics-of-living-things>.

"Non-living Thing." - Definition from Biology-Online.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Non-living_thing>.

"The Open Door Web Site : Biology : Living and Non-living Things and the Seven Characteristics of Living

Things." The Open Door Web Site : Biology : Living and Non-living Things and the Seven Characteristics of Living Things. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2014. <http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0001.html>.