Living or Not Living?
- Biology
- Ages 6–8 · Grades 1–2
What you’ll find out
- Living things grow, need food and make more of their own kind.
- Rocks, toys and other non-living things do none of these.
- Plants need sunlight, water and air; animals need food, water and air.
No sign-up and no real names. In the lesson you check your understanding as you read, and practise until it sticks.
What living things do
A cat, a tree and you are all alive. Living things grow bigger over time. They need food, and they make more of their own kind. A rock never grows, and a toy car never eats. That is how we know they are not alive.
What living things need
A plant needs sunlight and water to grow. An animal needs food and water. Every living thing needs air. Take any of these away and the living thing cannot stay healthy. A plant left without water will droop, and then it dies.
Curriculum links: NGSS K-LS1-1 · England KS1: Living things and their habitats · Cambridge Primary Stages 2–3: Biology