The Secret Life of Plants and Animals · Life Science
What Makes Something Alive?
Distinguishing between living, non-living, and once-living things through observation of life processes.
Key Questions
- 1How can we tell the difference between a rock and a woodlouse?
- 2What would happen if a living thing stopped eating or breathing?
- 3Why do some non-living things, like cars, seem to move like living things?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
NCCA: Primary - Living ThingsNCCA: Primary - Plants and Animals
Class/Year: 2nd Year
Subject: Young Explorers: Investigating Our World
Unit: The Secret Life of Plants and Animals
Period: Life Science
Suggested Methodologies
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