Living vs.

Nonliving
By: Daniel Ray and Jocelyn Schwartz
In the jungle…

There are lots of different living

organisms and nonliving objects

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 Does anyone know the
difference between
something that is living
and something that is
nonliving?

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A living thing…
● Eats and drinks
● Grows
● Breaths
● Moves
● Needs air
● Reproduces (Makes more living things)

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The jungle is . . .
● Wet

● Humid

● Hot

● Grassy

● An extreme environment

● Because of this, only certain things are able to survive here

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 Living things in
the Jungle include
● Animals
● Insects
● Plants
● Trees
● Algae
● Birds

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Four big questions!

● Does it eat?
● Does it grow?
● Does it move?
● Does it make other living things?

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A nonliving thing…
● Doesn’t grow
● Doesn’t normally move
● Needs no oxygen
● Can’t reproduce

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 Some nonliving things in the
jungle!
● Rocks

● Rain

● Fallen leaves

● Water

● Bird’s Nest

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 Apply what we learned!
● Everyone will receive a handout
● Fill in characteristics of living things in the header of your paper
● Follow along with the examples and decide what is living or not
● Put an X in the box if your thing applies to a living
characteristic

Is It Alive? (pbslearningmedia.org)

Living and Nonliving (pbslearningmedia.org)

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Jungle Stretch!!!
I Like To Move It (Original Video) Madagascar
HD - YouTube

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 Do you know how to move it move it?

● Are all things that move “alive”?

● What kinds of non living things move?
● How is the movement of living things
different from the movement of nonliving
things?
● Do all living things move?

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 Reflection!
● What did ALL of the living things have in common?
● Did any non living things possess some of the same
characteristics as living things? Which ones?
● How were the living things different from the non living
things

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Jungle Craft Time!!!

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Spot the living/non living thing
Use your handy dandy jungle binoculars
to find all the living and nonliving things
in the classroom!

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