This week in our class we will be discussing living and nonliving organisms.
§112.4. Science, Grade 2. Section 8. This link will take you to see that this lesson is a concept your child has to know.
To start out we are surrounded every day by living and nonliving things; people, animals, trees, flowers, rocks, toys, furniture, and the list could go on! But to be considered alive, an object must exhibit all of the following six characteristics of living things.
Living things are made of cells. Animals have animal cells that look like small spheres. Plants have plant cells that look like little cubes.
Living things obtain and use energy. Animals need food to eat and water to drink to gain energy. They use this energy to run and play. Plants need food and water to gain energy as well. They use this energy to grow.
Living things grow and develop. Animals grow and change. Example: A human baby grows into a human adult. Plants grow and change too. Example: A small seed grows into a flower or a tree.
Living things reproduce. Animals produce young. Example: Dogs produce puppies. Plants produce seeds. Example: An apple tree grows apples, which have apple seeds inside them.
Living things respond to their environment. Animals respond to winter by gathering food or hibernating. Plants respond to winter by going dormant, which is like hibernating.
Living things adapt to their environment. When animals adapt, they pass on traits that their young will need to survive. When plants adapt, they pass on traits to the seeds they produce so they will be strong enough to grow.
To test your knowledge take the Living vs. Non-living Quiz!
Now that you know all about living and nonliving things relax and play Ourselves.
Living things are made of cells. Animals have animal cells that look like small spheres. Plants have plant cells that look like little cubes.
Living things obtain and use energy. Animals need food to eat and water to drink to gain energy. They use this energy to run and play. Plants need food and water to gain energy as well. They use this energy to grow.
Living things grow and develop. Animals grow and change. Example: A human baby grows into a human adult. Plants grow and change too. Example: A small seed grows into a flower or a tree.
Living things reproduce. Animals produce young. Example: Dogs produce puppies. Plants produce seeds. Example: An apple tree grows apples, which have apple seeds inside them.
Living things respond to their environment. Animals respond to winter by gathering food or hibernating. Plants respond to winter by going dormant, which is like hibernating.
Living things adapt to their environment. When animals adapt, they pass on traits that their young will need to survive. When plants adapt, they pass on traits to the seeds they produce so they will be strong enough to grow.
To test your knowledge take the Living vs. Non-living Quiz!
Now that you know all about living and nonliving things relax and play Ourselves.
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