One of the fifth grade science lessons is about the 6 life processes that all living things do. They are: 1) gets energy 2) uses energy 3) gets rid of waste 4) grows 5) reacts to change 6) reproduce. As a way to practice looking for all six processes, kids pick picture cards out of a basket. They get to talk in a small group to go through the 6 life processes and decide if something is really alive. A little girl in my class got “grandparents.” I happen to know her grandma, which makes this even more funny. When she got her card, she sat and thought about it. Then, she came up to me and said:
Girl: Ms. F, I know that my grandparents are alive but they don’t do all of the life processes.
Me: Really?! They are people aren’t they? Which ones don’t they do?
Girl: Well, they don’t reproduce!
Me: Of course, they did. How do you think they became grandparents?
Girl: Ms. F, there is just no way. Not my grandparents!
Me: Why not? They had your parents.
Girl: They’re just so old.
Me: They weren’t always that old.
Girl: Can I just pick another card?
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