Cells Alive Alive or not Are these stones

Cells Alive!

Alive or not? Are these stones alive or not?

Alive or not? Are humans alive?

Alive or not? Is this plant alive or not?

Alive or not? Is this plank of wood alive or not?

Group Activity Can you come up with rules which would help you decide if something was ALIVE?

All living things… 1. Require FOOD and NUTRIENTS • Animals collect their own food to eat • Plants make their own food (photosynthesis)

All living things… 2. GROW!

All living things… 3. Get rid of waste • Animals get rid of waste in the toilet and also breathe out waste (carbon dioxide • Plants excrete oxygen as a waste product

All living things… 4. Take in gases for RESPIRATION • Animals take in oxygen (and give out carbon dioxide) • Plants take in carbon dioxide (and give out oxygen

All living things… 5. Reproduce • Plants produce seeds • Animals produce live offspring

All living things… 6. Use their senses • We use our senses to detect our surroundings and react to what is happening.

All living things… 7. Move! • Animals move freely • Plants move towards the light

Group discussion Are robots alive? Explain

Homework Complete the table on page 3 by inserting the items on the list into the category alive, never alive or once alive. I will collect your booklets in to check them tomorrow