The Indian Public School

Day – Wise  Plan

Grade  : VI
Unit : The Characteristics of Living things
Facilitator : Davy Shilton

DAY CONTENT PREPARATION

Day 1 Introduction to the Unit: Print out of Worksheet
 Distinguish Living Things from Non- Living 1.1
Things.
 Introduce Once Alive Category
 Worksheet Activity of finding out the different
things that were living, non-living or once living
within the Campus
Day 2 Signs of Life Download -
 Video on Characteristics of Life https://www.youtube.co
 7 Special Features of Living Things m/watch?v=juxLuo-
 Discussion on Fig 1.2 in SB sH6M
Animal Life
 Discussion with examples in connection to the 7 Charts
essential features of Living Things Activity Box
Plant Life
 Different form of Feeding in Plants
 Chart Preparation on the 7 Characters of Life
Day 3 Eating and Feeding
 Mouth parts of Various Animals according to
feeding patterns
Respiration
 Difference between Respiration and Breathing
 Chemical Reaction for Respiration
Day 4 Movement
 Internal and External Movement
Irritability
 5 Senses
 Sense Organs
 Group Skit to display Movement and Irritablility
Day 5 Growth
 Food for Energy and Growth
 H.W Chart on Growth of the individual with
reference to the students childhood pictures
Reproduction
 Multiplication through Reproduction
Excretion
 Elimination of Harmful Waste
 Forms of Elimination
Day 6 Testing for Carbon dioxide Beakers
 Characteristics of Calcium Hydroxide Straw
 Experiment to test for Co2 in exhaled air Calcium Hydroxide
Solution
Day 7 Looking for Life beyond the earth Download -
 Video of the Research done to find life in other https://www.youtube.co
planets m/watch?
v=fY8PkM4tRrc
Day 8 End of Chapter Assessment
Day 9 Discussion on the Assessment Sheets and Feedback
Day 11 Buffer