When you hear the word “living” what do you think of?

Living things must have water, food, air, and shelter for protection.
Name things that you think are living:

Is a plant living? How do you know? Does it eat? Does it breathe? Does it go
somewhere safe during a storm?
No, plants don’t appear to breathe, eat or move.
However, they are still living things. Plants make
their own food through photosynthesis. They
absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide (from the air)
through their leaves, absorb water through their
roots and in their leaves they make food. This
process then gives off oxygen which we need to
breathe. Plants do not “walk” but their roots hold
them in place. Plants will survive in the right
climate (temperature and rain) with the right
amount of sun light. Some plants need more
sun light than others. So the next time you see
a plant, think about how it is surviving.
I know you understand that animals are living things.
They eat, drink, breathe and have shelter. Some live
in caves, trees, under rocks or under water. But do
you know how different they can be?

Some animals take care of their young such as birds.

This is especially true with mammals since they give
live birth and produce milk for their young. But some
animals, such as insects and fish, never know their
parents. They are born knowing how to find their own
food and find water.

How does the environment affect plants and animals?

 How does the environment affect plants and animals?

Plants and animals have comfortable temperatures in

order to survive. Some animals have adaptations, or
changes in order to survive, that help them live in cold,
warm, hot, wet or dry environments. Look at the
following pictures. How do you think they survive?

Arctic Fox Cactus

Living things are adapted to survive in their
environment. The arctic fox has white, thick
fur. The color helps it blend in, or camouflage,
into its surroundings. The thickness keeps it
warm.

The cactus can survive with very little water. It

has a thick stem which prevents it from losing
water in the heat of the day. The thorns keep
animals from eating it to get the water it is
storing in its stem.
Look at these items. Identify them. Are they living?
NO!
A lot of people think water and sun are living because we
need them to survive, but they are not living. They do
not breathe, eat or grow; something living things do.

However, rocks, sand, soil, water and sun are natural

resources. This means that we cannot make them. They
are found naturally in nature.

So now, look around you, think about the places you’ve

been. What are some living and non living things? Can
you make a list?
Now, let’s look at some items. Are they classified as Write
living or non living? your
answer on
Living Non Living a piece of
paper to
turn in to
your
teacher.

sidewalk
Finally, look at the following living things. Where are
these things found? How are they adapted to survive in
their environment?

A polar bar has A camel has a hump

thick, white fur with for water storage
a lot of fat, and and its feet are
wide paws. wide and very flat.

Write your response with the answer to the slide

before this and submit to your teacher either in
DOJO, email or text.
The next time you are out and about, look around and
see how many things around you are living and how
many are not.