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Living vs. Non-Living Things
What you will learn from this videoWhat you will learn
- Living things grow, take in nutrients and reproduce.
- Non-living things don't do those three things.
- There are many living and non-living things all around us.
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Discussion Questions
- Before VideoWhat is the meaning of the word ‘alive’?ANSWER
Something that is alive grows, needs nutrients, and reproduces.
Examples of living things include rabbits, robins, spiders, etc.
Examples of non-living things include books, desks, chairs, etc.
Living things grow, need nutrients, and reproduce.
Non-living things are not alive; they do not grow, need nutrients, and reproduce.
Living things are alive, while non-living things have never been alive.
- After VideoWhat do we mean when we say something grows?ANSWER
When something grows it changes and usually gets bigger as it grows.
Nutrients are the things that living things need in order to grow, like food and water.
When something reproduces it makes more of itself. For example, mammals have live babies, birds and reptiles lay eggs, and plants make seeds which grow into new plants.
Some examples of living things are dogs, chickens, frogs, trees, roses, etc.
Some examples of non-living things are plates, tables, lamps, etc.
Neither, a dead cockroach was once living, but is no longer alive. A non-living object has never been alive.
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Vocabulary
- Living DEFINE
An organism (animal or plant) that grows, takes in nutrients, and reproduces.
- Non-living DEFINE
An object that does not grow, take in nutrients, or reproduce.
- Nutrients DEFINE
A substance that provides nourishment for growth and making energy.
- Reproduce DEFINE
To make another organism (animal or plant) like the first organism.
- Dead DEFINE
Something that was once living, but is no longer alive.
- Food DEFINE
A substance a living thing can take in to get energy and to help it grow.
- Living DEFINE
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Download as PDF Download PDF View as Seperate PageDEFINITION OF LIVING THINGSLiving things have three main traits: They grow, take in nutrients (that means food and water), and reproduce (which means they make more living things like themselves). Non-living things do not grow, need nutrients or reproduce.
To better understand living vs non-living things…
DEFINITION OF LIVING THINGS. Living things have three main traits: They grow, take in nutrients (that means food and water), and reproduce (which means they make more living things like themselves). Non-living things do not grow, need nutrients or reproduce. To better understand living vs non-living things…LET’S BREAK IT DOWN!
Living things grow.
An animal, such as a kitten, gets bigger and bigger and becomes a full-grown cat. A plant, such as a flower, starts from a seed and grows taller and taller. A non-living thing, like a rock, doesn’t grow.