Living Things Vocabulary
Name and use vocabulary for what makes something living — alive, dead, never been alive, movement, nutrition, growth, reproduction, sensitivity, excretion — and apply these terms when classifying objects and explaining why plants and animals count as living things
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“Can your child explain why a rock is not alive but a weed is — using a science word like 'nutrition' or 'growth' rather than just saying 'it moves'?”
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- Activity. Name and use vocabulary for what makes something living — alive, dead, never been alive, movement, nutrition, growth, reproduction, sensitivity, excretion — and apply these terms when classifying objects and explaining why plants and animals count as living things
What to notice. Correctly classify objects as living, dead, or never been alive and give a reason using one of the life process terms • Name at least five life processes using the correct vocabulary • Explain why a plant is alive using at least two life process words
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Can your child explain why a rock is not alive but a weed is — using a science word like 'nutrition' or 'growth' rather than just saying 'it moves'?
Name and use vocabulary for what makes something living — alive, dead, never been alive, movement, nutrition, growth, reproduction, sensitivity, excretion — and apply these terms when classifying objects and explaining why plants and animals count as living things
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- Correctly classify objects as living, dead, or never been alive and give a reason using one of the life process terms
- Name at least five life processes using the correct vocabulary
- Explain why a plant is alive using at least two life process words
“Can your child explain why a rock is not alive but a weed is — using a science word like 'nutrition' or 'growth' rather than just saying 'it moves'?”
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- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 5–7