1. Living and Nonliving Things
Tressy Crutchfield

2. Teacher Information Content Area: Science Grade Level: 3
Summary: The purpose of this PowerPoint is for students to have a better understanding of the differences between living and nonliving things.
Learning Objective: Given facts about living and nonliving things, the students will recall this information to complete quiz questions with 100% accuracy.
Content Standard: SPI Distinguish between living and non-living things.

3. Living Things Remember: Mrs Gren
For something to be considered living, it has to show ALL of the seven characteristics of living things.
Remember:
Mrs Gren
Movement
All living things move in some way.
Respiration (Breathing)
All living things exchange gases with their environment. (Ex. animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide)
Sensitiivity
All living things have the ability to detect changes in the surrounding environment.
Growth
All living things grow.
Reproduction
All living things reproduce and pass genetic information to their offspring.
Excretion
All living things get rid of waste.
Nutrition
All living things take in and use nutrients.

4. Nonliving Things Inanimate body or object.
Something that does not show the characteristics of life.
Something that lacks the capability for moving, breathing, responding to environment, growing, reproducing, excreting, and receiving nutrients.
They do not require energy to continue existing.

5. Examples Living Things Nonliving Things Humans Animals Trees Plants
After viewing the examples below, click to the following link and complete the activity.
Living Things
Nonliving Things
Humans
Animals
Trees
Plants
Fungi
Water
Sunlight
Rocks
Dirt
Air

6. QUIZ TIME:
What name is useful to help you remember the 7 characteristics of living things?
Mrs Living
Mrs Gren
Mrs White
Mrs Animal

7. Correct!!! Mrs Gren stands for: Movement Respiration Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition

8. Which of these is not one of the 7 characteristics of living things?
Talking
Reproduction
Growth
Movement

9. Nice work! You really know your stuff!
Correct!
Nice work! You really know your stuff!

10. What is a characteristic of a nonliving thing?
Needs to receive nutrients
Capable of moving around
Can reproduce and have offspring
Does not need energy to exist

11. Correct!!
Great Job! Nonliving things do not need energy to exist! They are inanimate objects that do not show the characteristics of living things!

12. Summary
You learned the differences between living and nonliving things with help from the acronym, Mrs. Gren, and also learned examples of each.
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition

13. INCORRECT
Remember the chart on the first slide. What name did the seven characteristics spell? Now, try again!

14. Recall Mrs. Gren. Think of the 7 characteristics of living things.
Sorry, try again!
Recall Mrs. Gren. Think of the 7 characteristics of living things.

15. OOPS!
Nonliving things are the complete opposite of living things! Recall the seven characteristics of living things!!

16. Works Cited
"Characteristics of Living Things." Science Learning Hub RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar < Characteristics-of-living-things>. "Non-living Thing." - Definition from Biology-Online.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar < online.org/dictionary/Non-living_thing>. "The Open Door Web Site : Biology : Living and Non-living Things and the Seven Characteristics of Living Things." The Open Door Web Site : Biology : Living and Non-living Things and the Seven Characteristics of Living Things. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar <