Lesson outcome:
1. State the 7 characteristics of
living things (MRS GREN).
2. Explain each characteristic using
simple words.
3. Identify living and non-living
things from everyday examples.
Keywords
1. Stimulus
A change in the environment that causes a response.
2. Waste materials
Substances that the body does not need and must be
removed.
3. Offspring
Young living things produced by parents.
4. Photosynthesis
The process by which green plants make their own food using
sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
Getting Started
Find one living thing and one non-living thing in
your classroom! Think of a list of things that a living
thing can do that a non-living thing cannot do.
Living (write yours)
Non-living (write yours
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Living things are called __________.
Living things are called ORGANISM.
Living things are called ORGANISM.
Sensitivity
Growth
Nutrition
Movement
Respiration
Excretion
Reproduction
Excretion
Living organisms get rid
of waste materials,
such as carbon dioxide
and urea.
Growth
They increase in
size and mass
during their lifetime.
Movement
Movement is a change
of place or position.
Living things can move
by themselves, or move
parts of their body.
Reproduction
It is the ability to
produce offspring.
They can produce
new living things
of the same kind.
Respiration
Living things gets
energy from food.
They use the chemical reaction
of respiration by breaking down
food to release the energy.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity means being
able to sense and
respond to changes
or stimulus.
Do you know the 5
sense of human?
Nutrition
Living things take in
food for energy, growth,
and repair.
Plants feed by photosynthesis
and bears eat meat.
Exit Ticket
Time: 5–10 minutes
Copy the task
instruction in
your notebook
Task:
Before leaving, you must write:
1. Three characteristic of living things
2. Three example of a living thing you can find at the
beach.
3. Three example of a non-living thing you can find
in at the hospital.