Living and Non-Living Things: Meaning, Examples, Characteristics and Identification of Living and Non Living Things Primary 6 (Basic 6) First Term Week 2 Basic Science and Technology

 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIRST TERM

WEEK 2 

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

THEME – LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS 

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TOPIC – LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning, Examples, Characteristics and Identification Living Things

3. Meaning, Examples, Characteristics and Identification of Non Living Things

4. Different Between Living Things and Non Living Things

5. Weekly Assessment: Test Questions and Answers

6. Summary

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Define living things.

2. Define non-living things.

3. Give examples of living and non-living things.

4. State the characteristics of living things.

5. Identify living and non-living things in their environment.

6. Differentiate between living and non-living things.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Pupils have previously learned about their environment, plants, animals, and natural resources. They have also observed different objects around them at home and in school.

This lesson builds on that knowledge by helping pupils identify and classify the things they see in their environment into living and non-living things based on their characteristics.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictures of plants, animals, and objects

2. Real objects (stone, leaf, book, toy, flower, etc.)

3. Charts showing living and non-living things

4. Flash cards

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

INTRODUCTION

Everything around us can be grouped into living and non-living things. We see people, animals, and plants growing and carrying out different activities every day. We also see objects such as chairs, stones, books, and cars that do not grow or move on their own.

Living things have life and perform certain activities such as growing, breathing, feeding, reproducing, and responding to their surroundings. Non-living things do not have life and cannot perform these activities.

In this lesson, pupils will learn the meaning, examples, characteristics, and identification of living and non-living things.

LESSON 1 – MEANING OF LIVING THINGS

Living things are organisms that have life. They can grow, breathe, feed, move, reproduce, respond to their environment, and eventually die.

Examples of Living Things

• Human beings, Dog Cat

• Goat, Cow, Bird, Fish

• Frog, Ant, Butterfly, Mango tree

• Orange tree, Maize plant, Grass

• Flowering plants

Characteristics of Living Things

Living things:

1. Grow and develop.

2. Breathe (respire).

3. Feed to obtain energy.

4. Move from one place to another or show movement.

5. Reproduce young ones.

6. Respond to changes in their environment.

7. Remove waste products (excrete).

8. Eventually grow old and die.

Identification of Living Things

Living things can be identified because they:

1. Have life.

2. Need food and water to survive.

3. Grow bigger with time.

4. Breathe.

5. Reproduce.

6. Respond to touch, light, heat, and other changes.

7. Can become sick and eventually die.

Living things are organisms that have life and carry out life processes such as growth, breathing, feeding, movement, reproduction, response to stimuli, excretion, and death. Examples include humans, animals, birds, insects, and plants. These characteristics help us identify living things in our environment.

LESSON 2 – MEANING OF NON-LIVING THINGS

Non-living things are objects that do not have life. They cannot grow, breathe, feed, reproduce, respond to their environment, or die.

They do not carry out life processes like living things.

Examples of Non-Living Things

• Stone, Rock, Water, Air

• Soil, Sand, Chair, Table

• Book, Pencil, Car, Bicycle

• Computer, Ball, Building

Characteristics of Non-Living Things

Non-living things:

1. Do not grow.

2. Do not breathe.

3. Do not feed.

4. Do not reproduce.

5. Do not move by themselves.

6. Do not respond to changes in their environment.

7. Do not excrete waste.

8. Do not die because they have no life.

Identification of Non-Living Things

Non-living things can be identified because they:

1. Have no life.

2. Cannot grow or develop.

3. Do not need food or water.

4. Cannot breathe.

5. Cannot reproduce.

6. Cannot move on their own.

7. Do not respond to stimuli such as light, heat, or touch.

8. Cannot become sick or die.

Non-living things are objects that do not have life and do not perform life processes. Examples include stones, water, air, soil, books, chairs, vehicles, and buildings. They can be identified because they do not grow, breathe, feed, reproduce, move on their own, respond to stimuli, excrete waste, or die.

LESSON 3 – DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

1. Living things have life, while non-living things do not have life.

2. Living things grow and develop, while non-living things do not grow.

3. Living things breathe (respire), while non-living things do not breathe.

4. Living things need food and water to survive, while non-living things do not need food or water.

5. Living things move on their own or show movement, while non-living things cannot move by themselves.

6. Living things reproduce young ones, while non-living things cannot reproduce.

7. Living things respond to changes in their environment (stimuli), while non-living things do not respond to stimuli.

8. Living things remove waste products from their bodies, while non-living things do not excrete waste.

9. Living things grow old and eventually die, while non-living things do not die because they have no life.

10. Examples of living things include humans, animals, birds, fish, insects, and plants, while examples of non-living things include stones, water, air, books, chairs, vehicles, and buildings.

Living things have life and perform life processes such as growing, breathing, feeding, moving, reproducing, responding to stimuli, excreting waste, and dying. Non-living things do not have life and cannot perform any of these life processes.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT: TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ASSIGNMENT

A. Objective Questions (Choose the Correct Answer)

1. Which of the following is a living thing?

A. Stone

B. Goat

C. Chair

D. Book

2. Living things can ______.

A. Grow

B. Remain the same forever

C. Never breathe

D. Never reproduce

3. Which of the following is a non-living thing?

A. Fish

B. Mango tree

C. Rock

D. Bird

4. Which of these is a characteristic of living things?

A. They do not breathe.

B. They reproduce.

C. They do not grow.

D. They cannot move.

5. Which of the following is NOT a living thing?

A. Dog

B. Butterfly

C. Car

D. Maize plant

B. Fill in the Blanks

6. Living things have ______.

7. The process by which living things produce young ones is called ______.

8. A chair is a ______ thing.

9. Plants and animals are examples of ______ things.

10. Living things respond to ______ in their environment.

C. True or False

11. Human beings are living things. ______

12. Stones can grow. ______

13. Birds breathe. ______

14. Water is a living thing. ______

15. Living things eventually die. ______

D. Short Answer Questions

16. What are living things?

17. What are non-living things?

18. Mention three examples of living things.

19. Mention three examples of non-living things.

20. State four characteristics of living things.

ANSWER GUIDE

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. B

5. C

16. Life

17. Reproduction

18. Non-living

19. Living

10. Changes (or Stimuli)

11. True

12. False

13. True

14. False

15. True

16. Living things are organisms that have life and perform life processes.

17. Non-living things are objects that do not have life and cannot perform life processes.

18. Human being, goat, bird, fish, tree, cat (any three).

19. Stone, chair, book, water, air, car (any three).

20. They grow, breathe, feed, move, reproduce, respond to stimuli, excrete waste, and die (any four).

SUMMARY

In this lesson, pupils learned that living things are organisms that have life and perform life processes such as growing, breathing, feeding, moving, reproducing, responding to stimuli, excreting waste, and eventually dying.

They also learned that non-living things are objects that do not have life and cannot perform any life processes.

Pupils identified examples of living things, including humans, animals, birds, fish, insects, and plants, and examples of non-living things, such as stones, water, air, soil, books, chairs, vehicles, and buildings.

Furthermore, pupils learned the characteristics of living things, which include growth, respiration, feeding, movement, reproduction, response to stimuli, excretion, and death. They also learned that non-living things do not possess these characteristics.

Finally, pupils differentiated between living and non-living things based on their characteristics and learned how to identify them correctly in their environment. 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. The teacher displays pictures and real objects of living and non-living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils observe and identify the objects.

2. The teacher explains the meaning of living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils mention examples of living things in their environment.

3. The teacher explains the meaning of non-living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils identify examples of non-living things around them.

4. The teacher discusses the characteristics of living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils state the life processes performed by living things.

5. The teacher explains the characteristics of non-living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils mention what non-living things cannot do.

6. The teacher explains how to identify living and non-living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils classify different objects as living or non-living.

7. The teacher explains the differences between living and non-living things.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils compare the characteristics of living and non-living things.

8. The teacher asks oral questions based on the lesson.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils answer the questions and participate actively.

9. The teacher summarizes the lesson.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils participate in the summary and take notes.

10. The teacher gives classwork and provides corrections where necessary.

Pupils’ Activities: Pupils complete the exercise and correct their mistakes.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks pupils,

1. What are living things?

2. What are non-living things?

3. Mention five examples each of living and non-living things.

4. State five characteristics of living things.

5. Differentiate between living and non-living things using five points.