Standard #: SC.1.L.14.3


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Differentiate between living and nonliving things.


General Information

Subject Area: Science
Grade: 1
Body of Knowledge: Life Science
Big Idea: Organization and Development of Living Organisms -

A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others.

B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce.

C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.

Date Adopted or Revised: 02/08
Date of Last Rating: 05/08
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

Course Number1111 Course Title222
5020020: Science Grade One (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))
7720020: Access Science Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))
5020080: STEM Lab Grade 1 (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current))


Related Access Points

Access Point Number Access Point Title
SC.1.L.14.In.3 Identify characteristics of living and nonliving things, including whether they need food or water.
SC.1.L.14.Su.3 Distinguish common living and nonliving things in the environment.
SC.1.L.14.Pa.3 Recognize self and others as living things.


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Lesson Plans

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Let's be Nice

Students will practice thinking about being responsible citizens in their school community. They will discuss the appropriate ways to interact with living and nonliving things and then demonstrate their understanding by acting as responsible citizens during a guided activity in this integrated lesson plan.

 

 

Friendly Aquarium

The Effects of Pollution: What are the effects that pollution has on living things? Students will learn that pollution is anything that makes air, land, or water dirty. They will become aware that human activities have a big impact on other living things in a number of different ecosystems.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

Living VS nonliving In this lesson, students learn about the characteristics that distinguish living things from nonliving things. By examining video clips and still photographs of a variety of objects and organisms, students gather evidence and develop criteria to decide if something is living or nonliving.

Original Student Tutorials

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Pascua Florida Day

Use your imagination to experience what it may have been like to be a member of Ponce de Leon's crew as they arrived on the shores of Florida for the first time.  Make observations and discover the origin of Florida's name in this video.

Is A Tree House A Living Thing?

Learn to differentiate between living and nonliving things and their characteristics in this interactive tutorial.

Resource Collection

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BioEd Online K-2 Educational Resources for Educators, Students, and Parents

Biology lesson plans for a Living Things Unit of study.

Teaching Ideas

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Living and Nonliving The students will think about what is alive. They will practice how scientists observe and record. Going outside they will record in their journal the things they observe under the heading they think it belongs in-living or nonliving.
Sharing What We Know About Organisms

Students discuss living and nonliving organisms, including plants and animals.

Unit/Lesson Sequence

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What do Living Things Need?

In this unit, teachers allow students to explain how they know something is living and to identify the needs of living things.

Student Resources

Original Student Tutorials

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Pascua Florida Day:

Use your imagination to experience what it may have been like to be a member of Ponce de Leon's crew as they arrived on the shores of Florida for the first time.  Make observations and discover the origin of Florida's name in this video.

Is A Tree House A Living Thing?:

Learn to differentiate between living and nonliving things and their characteristics in this interactive tutorial.



Parent Resources

Resource Collection

Name Description
BioEd Online K-2 Educational Resources for Educators, Students, and Parents:

Biology lesson plans for a Living Things Unit of study.



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