1. +humbelina’s
T Mini Lesson
presentation
Art-science
outdoor
adventure with
living and
Tessa Croft
non-living
organisms

2. +
Objective
Students will be
able to identify
living verses non-
living things in the
environment.

3.  Pennsylvania’s 3rd grade standards
+
Rationale
 S3.B.3.1.1: Identify the living and nonliving
components of an ecosystem (e.g., living
[plants, animals]; nonliving [water, soil, air]).
 S3.B.1.1.2: Classify living things based on their
characteristics.

4. + Prior knowledge
resources
vocabulary
 Before creating their final project students will
have an understanding of living and non-living
organisms and how to identify them.
 Students will have been introduced to the story of
Thumbelina.
 Students will have had hands on experiences
with their environment in an educational setting.
 Ecosystem, organism

5. +
Procedures
 Introducing Thumbelina: what did she
encounter/ who and what did she interact
with in the outdoors?
 Instruct on the difference between living
and non-living organisms Thumbelina had
contact with.
 Students will take their own mini adventure
field trip to the grounds around the school.
Students will bring notebooks to draw or
take notes on what they see and observe.

6. +
Procedures cont.
 Talk about findings and decide as
a class what are the living and
what are the non-living organisms
in their environment.
 The final aspect of the lesson is
the art project.

7. +
The Art Project!
 Students will create their own Poster
 Demonstrating their understanding of living and non-living
things
 Using new and recycled materials students will make moveable
pictures/ pieces to place on their posters

8. + Inspired Artists
 Philip Ross
 Research based artist
placing natural systems
within a frame of social and
historical contexts

9. +
Time
 This entire lesson will be spread out within a few days in order
to touch on all the aspects of the lesson.
The Thumbelina story
Introduction of living/ non-living things
Outdoor adventure
Final art project

10. +
Evaluation
 Informal evaluation
 Students should show their
understanding of the difference
between living and non-living
organisms on their poster either by
labeling, or using categories.
 Creativity will be important and using
recycled materials will be encouraged.

11. +
Extensions/ Modifications
 using the computer to find pictures
 drawing utensils
 assistance cutting or using pre-cut
pictures

12. +
Video
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucWZERbCVg