TOPIC THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
LIVING THINGSGrade 6 CAIE
Module 1The characteristics
of living things1
Guidelines for students for this module:
• As you move through the PPT listen to the video.
• Wherever it is written as ‘ Notes for copy’ please copy only those slides in class work copy not the
other slides
• At the end of all the modules on “The characteristics of living things” we will have a little test of your
learning outcome through the form quiz, try to do it without any help or assistance so that you know
where you stand.
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Notes for copy
Outline:
• Identify the seven characteristics of living things
• Recognize these characteristics in familiar and unfamiliar organisms.
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Notes for copy
Key words
1. Organisms2. Characteristics3. Movement4. Respiration5. Sensitivity6. Growth7. Reproduction8. Excrétion9. Nutrition10.Fungus11.Spores
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1.Great white shark can grow to be 15 feet
long.
2.Fruit flies can grow
from babies to adults in just 7 days.
1. Sunflower will move towards sunlight while they are growing.
2. Corals have tentacles that move in the water to catch food.
1.Bacteria reproduce by dividing themselves in half.
2.The first plant on earth has one parent, not two. Many plants reproduce this way.
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Notes for copy
1.Grows and changes.
2.Move on its own
3.Reproduce
4.Needs water, food and air to stay alive.
LIVING
1.Does not grow
2. Cannot move on its own.
3.Do not reproduce
4. Does not need water, food and air.
NON-LIVING
Everything in the world can be sorted into living and non-living things
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Some instructions for slide 9
▪ You must make the mind –map given in the next slide (slide 9)▪ For this you can use both the pages of your notebook.▪ Draw a neat and readable mind –map.▪ Use proper space.
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Notes for copy
Seven Characteristics of living things
Movement: Animals move from one place to another indicating life. Similarly Plants extent their stems and roots to depict movement.
Respiration: A process by which living organisms use oxygen to break food molecules and release energy to stay alive is called respiration.
Growth: Increase in size or movement inside the cells throughout their lifetime is a sign of growth in all living organisms.
Lecture 1:
• Copy Urls and paste in address bar and watch the videos-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpO52VTHecQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHPYRwCWAzM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30qOijVBS7o
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Concept check!
Do this exercise in your notebook. Copy the questionand write the answer in a paragraph.
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