B1 Science · Term 1 Week 3: Living and Non-living Things

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.1.2.2

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least three basic needs of living things (food, water and air)
Give a reason why each basic need is important for survival
Sort pictures or objects of living things and identify what each one needs to stay alive
Work in pairs to discuss what would happen to a living thing if it did not get food, water or air
Use observation skills to notice that plants and animals all need the same basic things

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Curriculum details

Strand: Diversity of Matter (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Living and Non-living Things (1.1)
Content standard: B1.1.1.2 - Understand the differences between living things, non-living things and things which have never been alive
Indicator: B1.1.1.2.2 - Know the basic needs of living things (food, water and air)
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 21
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Give some examples of living things (for example things that eat/drink, move, grow and produce young ones).
- Work in pairs to identify the basic needs of living things (e.g. food, water, air, shelter, appropriate warmth).
- Elaborate on learners' ideas to guide them to brainstorm on the importance of basic needs of living things.