The PowerPoint document aims to educate first grade students on the difference between living and non-living things. It provides definitions and examples of living versus non-living, and tests students by having them identify objects as living or non-living. The learning objective is for students to identify living and non-living things with 100% accuracy. It focuses on a science standard about identifying characteristics of living things.

1. Living vs. Non-Living
Rachel Lowery

2.  Content Area: Science
 Grade Level: First
 Summary: The purpose of this instructional
PowerPoint is to educate students of the
difference between living and non-living things.
 Learning Objective: Given pictures of different
objects, the student will be able to tell if it is
living or non-living with 100% accuracy.
 Content Standard: Standard 2 –
Interdependence
 Accomplishment: 0107.2.1 Identify the basic
characteristics of living things.

3. The difference between living
and non living objects.
Living
•Able to
reproduce
•Able to move
or grow
•Made up of
cells
•Active
Non-Living
•Not able to
reproduce
•Not able to
move or grow
•Not made up of
living objects
•Inactive

4. Click on the links and read the
definitions of living and non-living
from the Merriam Webster Dictionary.
• Living: http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/living
• Non-living: http://www.merriam-
webster.com/medical/nonliving

6. LET’S PRACTICE!!
Is a telephone living or non-living? Please
choose the correct answer.
Living
Non-living

7. PERFECT!!
You’re correct!! A telephone is a non-
living object!

8. How about another one?
• Is a dog living or non-living? Please
choose the correct answer.
Living
Non-living

9. GREAT JOB!!!
You are correct!! A dog is a living object!

10. LAST ONE!
Is a flower living or non-living? Please choose
the correct answer.
Living
Non-Living

11. YOU DID IT!!
Great answer! A flower is a living object!

12. Conclusion
Through practice the students learn the
difference between living and non-living
objects.

13. Uh Oh! Try
again 

14. INCORRECT!
A flower is a living organism because it
possesses qualities of life such as growing
and reproducing.
Try again!

15. Works Cited
• http://www.teacherthomas.com/2011/1
1/30/1733/
• http://www.tn.gov/education/ci/sci/inde
x.shtml
• Pictures came from clipart