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This Presentation is a group of some ideas from different presentation with a lot of additions that I made. Mr. Hasan Al-Dika
Characteristics of Living Things
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ObjectivesDefine: cell, Organism, waste
Differentiate between living & nonliving things.
List the five characteristics of living things
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Distinguishrecognize characteristics that all living things must have.
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The things we see around can be divided into two:Living or Non-living things
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mushroomflowercloudbirdchairdragon flyfishteddyzebracrocodileballfrogtree
skateboard
stone
storm
mountain
The MoonLiving things are all around us!
Nonliving things are too!
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To be a living thing it must have ALL the following five characteristics:
Copyright 2013, Mr. Hasan Al-Dika. All rights reservedgrow and developobtain & use energyreproducerespond to the environmentget rid of wastes
What are living things?Living things are those which has the characteristics like growth, reproduction, and so on. ClothesRocks, clouds, and stars Toys, shoes, and pencils Books Houses, buildings, and roads Although all living things look different from each other, they all have 5 things in common.All living things share certain characteristics
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Living things grow and develop
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2. Living things obtain & use energyThey get energy by eating or making foodOXYGEN used to turn food into energy
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Animals and humans eat food to obtain their energy.Plants however use the sunlight to obtain their energy.
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3. Living things reproduceHumans & Animals have babies!
Plants have seeds!
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New plants grow from seeds.9
4. Living things respond to the environment
Plants grow towards the light.
People react to the temperature around them.Copyright 2013, Mr. Hasan Al-Dika. All rights reserved
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5. Living things get rid of wastes
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TO BE A LIVING THINGSObtain and use Energy ReproduceGrow and DevelopRespond to their EnvironmentGet rid of wastes
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ObjectDo IneedFood &air?Do IGet rid of waste?Do Igrow?Do IReproduceyoung?Am IResponding?Am Iliving?
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Organismsis a living thing that carries out five basic life functions on its own. plants, people, and other animals are all organisms Copyright 2013, Mr. Hasan Al-Dika. All rights reserved
They come in all shapes and sizes.Organisms
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What are the building blocks of living things ???
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Building blocksA CELL is the smallest unit of living matterCells are the building blocks of living things
Alllllllllllll living things are made of cells-EVEN YOU
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Cells are not the samePlant cellAnimal cellAre not box shapedDo not contain chlorophyll
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Your turn Now
Living or Non-living and Why?
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Living or Non-living and Why?Copyright 2013, Mr. Hasan Al-Dika. All rights reserved
ProjectGo home and find 5 pictures of living things and 5 pictures of non-living things.Either out of a magazine, real photos or you can even draw them.Then make a poster
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Videoshttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=what+are+living+things&page=2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYa3m_SXoAkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96WqV3iQIiEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMFbEFKA70whttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqxomJIBGcYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBugqSPheughttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcUzxwi6wTohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcUzxwi6wToCopyright 2013, Mr. Hasan Al-Dika. All rights reserved