Discover the amazing world around us and learn what makes things alive!
What Makes Something Living?
Watch this fun video to learn the 3 main clues that help us identify living things!
Living Things
They grow bigger over time
They need food or water to survive
They breathe (take in air)
They can move by themselves
They can have babies
They respond to their surroundings
They have a life cycle
Non-Living Things
They don't grow on their own
They don't need food or water
They don't breathe
They only move when pushed or pulled
They can't have babies
They don't respond to changes
They can last forever if not broken
Can You Think?
Is fire living or non-living? Fire moves and grows, but it doesn't breathe, eat, or have babies.
Fire is non-living! It needs fuel to keep going, just like a car needs gas.
What about plants? Plants are living! Even though they don't move around like animals,
they grow, need water and sunlight, and can make seeds for new plants.
Sorting Challenge
How to Play:
Drag each item to the correct box! Think about whether each thing grows, breathes, eats, and can have babies.
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Living Things
Things that grow, breathe, eat, and can have babies!
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Non-Living Things
Things that don't grow, breathe, or eat!
Drag these items to sort them:
🐶 Dog
🪨 Rock
🌳 Tree
🚗 Car
🐸 Frog
📚 Book
🌻 Flower
⚽ Ball
🐛 Bug
💧 Water
🐱 Cat
🏠 House
Start dragging items to see your progress!
Test Your Knowledge!
1. Which of these is a living thing?
🚗 Car
🐶 Dog
🪨 Rock
📱 Phone
Great job! Dogs are living because they grow, breathe, eat, and can have puppies!
Not quite! Remember, living things grow, breathe, eat, and can reproduce.
2. What do all living things need to survive?
Toys
Food and water
Money
Television
Excellent! All living things need food and water to grow and stay alive!
Think again! What do you need every day to stay healthy and alive?
3. Can plants move?
No, plants never move
Yes, plants can move slowly
Only trees can move
Plants only move at night
Perfect! Plants can turn toward sunlight and grow in different directions!
Actually, plants do move! They grow toward sunlight and their roots grow toward water.
4. Why is fire NOT a living thing?
It's too hot
It can't have babies or breathe
It's too bright
It's dangerous
Smart thinking! Fire can't reproduce, breathe, or grow like living things do!
Think about what living things can do that fire cannot do.
5. Which living thing makes its own food?
🐱 Cat
🐸 Frog
🌳 Tree
🐛 Bug
Amazing! Trees and plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and air!
Hint: Think about what uses sunlight to make food!