Living vs. Non-Living
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 1
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Life, Living, Non-Living
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will explore the difference between living and non-living things. Through a video, quiz, and additional activities, they will learn the qualities that make up life, and what defines it. At the end of this lesson students should be able to see what makes something alive, and identify this independently.

  • SC.1.L.14.3 Differentiate between living and nonliving things.
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Video : Living and Nonliving Things
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: Living and Nonliving Things. Things which can grow, move, breathe and reproduce are called living things. Living things can also feel emotions like anger, fear and happiness.
Quiz : Life Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
All things are living.
Question #2

Which of these things are considered living?

Question #3

Which is not a quality of a living thing?

Question #4
Plants are living things.
Question #5
Spoons are alive.
Question #6
Do things have to be alive to move?
Question #7
Is water a living thing?
Question #8
Can non-living things get sick?
Question #9

Pick which one of these is non-living.

Question #10
All living things need to eat.
Description: Students will use the knowledge acquired through the video to answer these questions about living and non-living things.
Resources : Additional Life Resources
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Living vs. Non-Living
A website with further descriptions of life in things and examples.
Fun Facts
Facts about living vs. non-living things
Life Game
An interactive activity in which students can distinguish between living and non-living things
Description: Additional resources that help students explore more about the qualities of life.