I can distinguish between living and non living things. I can sort living things into groups and explain my decisions. 

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Benchmarks:

· Explains the difference between living and non-living things, taking into consideration movement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, excretion and feeding.

· Creates criteria for sorting living things and justifies decisions.

· Sorts living things into plant, animal and other groups using a variety of features.