Question 9
Are these things alive?
You will need: a branch, a block of wood, photos of chicken, meat and fish, seeds, a freshly picked fruit, a fossil.
Wash your hands after handling the materials.
Scientists identify and classify things. Scientists do this to see patterns and ask questions.
Look at these photos and the things listed above. Are they alive? Are they dead? Were they never alive?
Think about each thing. Does it or did it: grow? move? need water and food? make waste? have young? sense the world around?
Group the things in one of these three groups. Copy three circles like these and label them: once living but not now, living, never alive. Draw each thing and write its name in the right circle.
You will need: a branch, a block of wood, photos of chicken, meat and fish, seeds, a freshly picked fruit, a fossil.
Wash your hands after handling the materials.
Scientists identify and classify things. Scientists do this to see patterns and ask questions.
Look at these photos and the things listed above. Are they alive? Are they dead? Were they never alive?
Think about each thing. Does it or did it: grow? move? need water and food? make waste? have young? sense the world around?
Group the things in one of these three groups. Copy three circles like these and label them: once living but not now, living, never alive. Draw each thing and write its name in the right circle.
