The document compares and contrasts living and non-living things. It lists various objects and asks the reader to identify them as living or non-living. It then discusses whether certain items are natural or man-made. Finally, it prompts the reader to draw a picture of a plant and animal, provide reasons they are living, and share their answers with a partner.

2. Characteristics of
Living and Non-living Things
Activities

3. Which of these things are living? Which are non-living?
Living Non-living
mushroom teddy
zebra
fish crocodile
skateboard
tree
dragon fly
chair ball
doll
flower
cloud frog Answer
bird next

4. Living Non-living
mushroom teddy ball
zebra
flower
fish doll chair
dragon fly
tree
frog cloud skateboard
crocodile
Discuss why...
bird

5. Natural Artificial- Man made
The Moon
stone mountain
chair skateboard
storm
The wind
doll cloud teddy ball Discuss why...

6. Natural Artificial- Man made
stone
storm doll ball
teddy
cloud
mountain
The Moon The wind skateboard
chair
Discuss why...

7. In your discussion, did you include:
They all need food, water, and air to live.
Living things have systems that help them
grow and change.
All living things are either plants or
animals.
All living things reproduce things like
themselves.
Did you have anything else on your list?
Share with your classmates.

8. Draw a picture of another plant
and animal.
Give two reasons why they are
living things.
Share your answers with a partner.
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