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Classifying Living and Non-Living Objects Lesson PlanClassifying Living and Non-Living Objects Lesson Plan
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Students investigate living organisms and define the properties of a living species.  In this life characteristic lesson, students examine plants in their class and discuss whether or not they are alive.  Students create a living vs. non-living chart and find pictures in a magazine they can paste on one side of the chart.

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living things

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life, living organisms, magazine picture activity, science
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Grade
K
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Science
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30 mins
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