Living Things and Ecosystems

Ecosystems: Living & Nonliving

5.9A

Ecosystems

5.9(A) observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by interacting with the living and non-living elements

How do I interact with things each day:

• Talk to students

• Each lunch with other teachers

• Drive my vehicle

• Turning door handles

• Give animal cuddles

Open Ended

Think about how and what you interact with during the day.

Give an example of how organisms (animals) may interact with other living and nonliving things?

Open Ended

Watch the video than answer the following question.

What are some of the Interactions you saw in the video?

Poll

How does the Tree Benefit (help) the ants?

• Acts as a Provider

• Acts as a Protector

Living and Nonliving Examples

Poll

Which item do you believe is Living?

• Water

• Flowers

• Sunlight

• Soil

Living Things Are Things That:

• Grow

• Change

• Produce Waste

• Reproduce

• Die

Organisms: Any Living Thing

• Plants

• Animals

• Fungus

• Bacteria

Living Things: 

Meerkats

Living Things:

Frogs

Living Things

Trees

Living Things:

Mushrooms (fungus)

Living Things:

Bacteria

Poll

Which item do you believe is Nonliving?

• Rocks

• Bacteria

• Cows

• Trees

Nonliving Things Are Things That:

• Support living things

• Do not grow

• Do not change

• Do not reproduce

Nonliving Things:

Sunlight

Nonliving Things:

Air

Nonliving Things:

Water

Nonliving Things:

Soil/Dirt

Nonliving Things:

Rocks

Open Ended

Using this Image:

I know that _______ is nonliving because ______.

Please use the sentence stem in answer.

Open Ended

Using this Image:

I know that _______ is living because ______.

Please use the sentence stem in answer.