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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Introduction to the Characteristics of Life

For Students 3rd - 8th
Earth is the only place we have found life so far. The following tutorial provides a unique look into the characteristics of life.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Are You Dead or Alive?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great site that offers real life examples of what makes something living or nonliving.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Cells

For Teachers 3rd
Understand living and non-living things by investigating yeast.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Shrink to Fit

For Teachers 3rd
Learn how various living and non-living organisms help and react to one another in a small environment.
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Interactive
Utah Education Network

Uen: Are You Among the Living or the Nonliving?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Great site to test your knowledge on living and nonliving things. Play a game that tests your knowledge, and view pictures to pick out each living organism.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Is Alive?

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson is the opening lesson for a unit of study entitled "Why Doesn't A Caterpillar Grow Up To Be An Oak Tree?" during which students take a look at life cycles of plants and animals. This lesson will encourage students to explore...