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Living and Nonliving Things Teaching Resources
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Living Things Need Energy
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need energy.
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Living Things Need Water
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate why living things need water.
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Asking Questions About Living Things
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that small animals have different external features.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the external features of small animals.
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Living Things and Their External Features Unit Plan
This Biological Sciences unit covers a range of concepts relating to living things, such as their external features and the places in which their needs are met.
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Let's Build an Earthworm House
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify that living things live in different places where their needs are met.
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Astounding Ants
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the external features of an ant.
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What is the Same and What is Different?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will compare the external features of small animals.
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What Snacks Do Ants Prefer?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate which foods ants prefer to eat.
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Amazing Tunnellers
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the external features of an earthworm.
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What Did We Find On Our Playground Safari?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways.
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We're Going On a Playground Safari
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the external features of small animals.
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Living Things Are All Around Us
A 60 minute lesson in which students will activate prior knowledge about living and non-living things.
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Living Things and Their Needs Unit Plan
This Science unit covers a range of concepts relating to the basic needs of living things.
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What Do Living Things Need?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the four basic needs of living things.
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Living or Non-Living?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the features of living and non-living things.
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Living Things Need Oxygen
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need oxygen.
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Balloon Rocket Experiment
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how energy makes things move.
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Living Things Need Shelter
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify why living things need shelter.
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Habitat Diorama - Assessment Task
An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will demonstrate an understanding of the four basic needs for living things.