1st Grade

LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS – LET’S EXPLORE!

TEKS: Science – 1.2 D-E 1.4 A-B, 1.8 A-B, 1.9 A, C

Overview

Students will visit four hands-on stations where they will identify and examine living and nonliving objects. They will determine which items are living, and record their findings. On the trails, students will search for organisms and objects, determining if they are living or nonliving and then conclude what living organisms need in order to survive.

Program Highlights

Compare, identify, sort, and group items
Collect information using hand lenses
Identify basic needs of living organisms
Describe what living things need to survive
Identify evidence of "living" & "non-living" things
Observe and describe the natural world using the five senses
Make observations about the weather

Extra Cool Stuff

Magnifying lens
Nature detective "A Walk in the Wild" scavenger hunt
Challenge questions
Samples of “living” and “non-living” things
Search for evidence of living things
Nature-based literature