Traits of Living Things

Young scholars explore characteristics of living things. In this characteristics of living things lesson, students investigate characteristics of living things on a farm. Young scholars classify living things from a picture into three...

Help build young scholars' understanding of living things with the tools provided in this comprehensive life science resource. Including a total of nine lessons that cover topics ranging from plant and animal life cycles to heredity and...

Young scholars explain why certain colors are easier to find than others and how this relates to an animal's ability to camouflage. They determine that all living things must compete for Earth's limited resources and that organisms best...

First graders explore for animals. In this animal exploration lesson, 1st graders participate in a scavenger hunt. Students leave on a field trip to participate in the hunt and visit many Discovery learning stations.

Second graders investigate the life cycles of different living organisms and make important connections regarding the organisms' classification, physical traits, environments, and sources of food and shelter. In this life cycle lesson,...

Explore soil, genetic traits, natural resources, and pollution in a series of lessons that focus on biodiversity. Kids complete experiments to learn more about the importance of varied genes and organisms in an ecosystem.

First graders are exposed to a variety of texts that deal with mice. The use of the library is recommended to saturate the classroom with available books. Young students work in groups with the help of the teacher to define traits and...

Here's a terrific Jeopardy-style game that's designed for 3rd and 4th grade students of science. The topics include living things, animals, plants, matter, and "hodge-podge." The questions are all age appropriate, and there is an...

In this PowerPoint, students compete in a quiz show game similar to Jeopardy in which they generate questions to match science facts in a number of categories. Science concepts covered include plants, animals, and matter. Due to the vast...

Young scholars review the classification system for living organisms and apply it the classification of insects and flowers in the still life by Ambrosius Bosschaert. They create a chart classifying the animals and plants in the painting...