A Critique of the Proposed National Education Policy Reform
Lifeprocesses
1. LIFE PROCESSESLIFE PROCESSES
Looking at living thingsLooking at living things
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2. Living thingsLiving things
Although all living things look different fromAlthough all living things look different from
each other, they all haveeach other, they all have sevenseven things inthings in
common.common.
These seven things are calledThese seven things are called life processeslife processes..
Something is only alive if it doesSomething is only alive if it does allall sevenseven
processes.processes.
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3. THE SEVEN LIFETHE SEVEN LIFE
PROCESSESPROCESSES
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5. Animals move theirAnimals move their
whole bodies to getwhole bodies to get
from one place tofrom one place to
another.another.
Plants turn towardsPlants turn towards
the light and theirthe light and their
roots grow downroots grow down
into the soil.into the soil.
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7. Animals have babies.Animals have babies.
New plants growNew plants grow
from seeds.from seeds.
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All living thingsAll living things
areare sensitivesensitive
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9. All living things respondAll living things respond
to changes. Living thingsto changes. Living things
notice changes in theirnotice changes in their
surroundings and reactsurroundings and react
to them.to them.
Eg. Plants grow towardsEg. Plants grow towards
the light.the light.
Eg. People react to theEg. People react to the
temperature aroundtemperature around
them.them.
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All living thingsAll living things
needneed nutritionnutrition
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11. Food is used to provide energy.Food is used to provide energy.
Green plants make their ownGreen plants make their own
food using sunlight.food using sunlight.
Animals eat plants or otherAnimals eat plants or other
animals.animals.
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13. Waste substancesWaste substances
must be removedmust be removed
from the body.from the body.
Plants and animalsPlants and animals
both need to get ridboth need to get rid
of waste gas andof waste gas and
water.water.
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15. Plants and animalsPlants and animals
use the oxygen inuse the oxygen in
the air to turn foodthe air to turn food
into energy.into energy.
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17. Babies grow intoBabies grow into
adults.adults.
Seedlings grow intoSeedlings grow into
plants.plants.
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18. The seven life processesThe seven life processes
1 Move1 Move
2 Reproduce2 Reproduce
3 Sensitive3 Sensitive
4 Nutrition4 Nutrition
5 Excrete5 Excrete
6 Respire6 Respire
7 Grow7 Grow
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19. Use the first letter from eachUse the first letter from each
process to help you remember them.process to help you remember them.
MMoveove
RReproduceeproduce
SSensitiveensitive
NNutritionutrition
EExcretexcrete
RRespireespire
GGrowrow
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20. This isThis is MRS NERGMRS NERG !!
Can you rememberCan you remember
what each of thewhat each of the
letters in her nameletters in her name
stand for ?stand for ?
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