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Activity No. 2 Observing Living and Non- Living Things I. Introduction: How can we tell if something is alive. Life maybe hard to define, but it is often easy to recognize. Each individual living thing is an organism. Although various kinds of organism look and act differently, they are alike in important ways. To stay alive, all organisms carry out activities called life processes. Now living things cannot carry out all these processes. II. Objective: To observe and record similarities and differences between fish and a candle flame. III. Materials: Live goldfish in water Pencil Paper Candle Matches IV. Procedure 1. Make a data table like the one shown to record your observations of the living fish and the non-living candle flame. 2. Light the candle and place it near the fish bowl. 3. Carefully observe and record the activities of the fish. 4. Observe the candle. Record the activities of the candle. 5. Compare your observations of the fish and the candle flame. Put stars on your table in front of the things that both the fish and the candle flame did. V. Data and Observation. 1. How is a candle flame like a living organism? 2. How is a candle flame different from a living organism? 3. Why do you think people often use flames as the symbol of life? 4. How could you distinguish a dead fish from a living fish? 5. What life processes does a candle flame not carry out? Data Table

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Living Fish 1. 2. 3.

Non- Living Flame

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Generalization 1. What are the differences between living and non- living things?

2. What changes slow the difference between a thing that is alive and one that is dead?

Conclusion: