1. 17 / Tuesday
Kaupapa:
Describe some of the major biological differences between plants and animals

2. Do you remember?
How do you tell whether something is living or non-living?
What are MRS GREN?

3. Living or non-living?

4. The Seven functions of Living Things
All living things can do the following seven life functions so they can survive:
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition
MRS GREN !!

5. Plants vs. Animals

6. Discuss in pairs
With the pictures you’ve got, answer the following questions:
What colour are they?
How do they move?
How do they respond to its surrounding (i.e. how do they sense things?)
How do they get food?
Discuss what they found: brainstorm ideas on board

7. Plant or Animal
Animals
Plants

8. Plant or Animal Animals Plants Are mobile and/or can move limbs
Are fixed or floating, some parts move slowly
Obtain food by eating plants or other animals
Make their own food by photosynthesis
Have some sort of sense/nerve system
Have no nerve system
Have sense organs (eyes, ears, etc.)
Have no special sense organs
Respond rapidly to stimulus
Respond slowly to stimulus
Can be any colour
Are mostly green

9. What have we learned today?
Describe three differences between plants and animals