Collaborative Reading Unit

Teachers: Bryson Giddens and Kaylee Kohlieber

Germs: Living vs. Non-Living Organisms

7th Grade Reading Class
Georgia State S7L1. a. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to
Standards investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be
compared scientifically. a. Develop and defend a model that
categorizes organisms based on common characteristics.
Learning Target I can describe what a living organism is.
I can describe what a non-living organism is.
Resources/ Living vs. Non-Living Slide Presentation
Materials Needed Living vs. Non-Living Slide Presentation Worksheet
Living vs. Non-Living Matching Worksheet
Index Cards
Text: What Do Living Things Need?
Booklet Living vs. Non-Living Quiz
Chromebooks
Cut and Paste Living vs. Non-Living Worksheet
Construction Paper
Glue Sticks
Stickers
PomPoms
Markers
Essential How are you able to tell the difference between a living or non-
Question living organism?
Lessons
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3
Opener: Class Opener: Opener:
Discussion - Ms. B Students will write Students will
and Mrs. Kaylee will down one organism complete a cut and
discuss/question that is living and one paste
students on their organism that is living/nonliving
knowledge non-living on an worksheet as a
regarding living and index card. review.
nonliving organisms.
Work Session: Work Session:
Work Session: Ms. B will read the Ms. B and Mrs.
Ms. B will present text “What Do Living Kaylee will assist
the Google Slide Things Need?” to students while they
presentation to the the class. Mrs. create their own
class. Students will Kaylee and Ms. B organism from the
complete their fill in will assist students supplies provided,
the blank worksheet while they complete name their
based on a booklet that will organism, and
information in the quiz them on the explain why it is
presentation. information learned considered living.
from the text.
Closer: Closer:
Students will Closer: Students will
complete a Students will share present their
living/nonliving the living and organisms to the
matching worksheet nonliving organisms class.
they wrote on their
index cards at the
start of the class.