Science: Living vs non-living things

Big idea:     Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive  and interact within their environment.

To introduce our unit on Body Systems, students first explored the differences between living and non-living things. 

Discussion questions:

• What are some characteristics of living and non-living things ?
• How are living things different from non-living things? 

Students created a small poster to demonstrate these differences as well as explored the cell theory. Students needed to think critically to answer the question: Why is a candle/fire considered non-living?