Living things

This is a rock. This is a plant

A rock is a non living thing.

A plant is a living thing.

In our world there are living things

and non living things.

You are a living thing!

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All living things have the same characteristics.

They are born,

they grow,

they reproduce

and they die.

Living things needfood, water and air to live.

Some non living things are natural, which means that people don’t make them.Water, air and rocks

are natural non-living things.

Other non living things are man-made, which means that people make them.

Cars, buildings and clothes

are man-made non-living things.

natural man-made

Circle the natural non –living things green and man-madenon-living things red.

dogrock

rabbit

waterair

flower

tablewater

computer

pencilclay

water

Living things

Man-made non-living things

Natural non-living things

He’s eating

nutrition

They’re touching

interaction

reproduction

All living things have three life processes:• nutrition

• interaction

• reproduction

NutritionAll living things need food for energy and to grow.

People and animals eat plants or other animals.

Plants use sunlight to make their own food.

InteractionAll living things interact.

Moving, touching and communicating

are some forms of interaction.

ReproductionAll living things reproduce.Reproduce means making new living things.

Life processes

nutrition

interaction

reproduction

Like all living things, people have three life processes.

nutrition interaction reproduction

Life processes: People

NutritionWe need to eat a balanced diet

and have regular meals to give us energy to grow, work and play.

InteractionWe have contact with other people every day. We can talk to each other and we can show and say how we feel.

Many people live in families and love, help and respect each other.

ReproductionPeople reproduce and have babies.A mother usually has one baby at a time, but sometimes she can have two or more.

Animals have three life processes too.

nutrition interaction reproduction

Life processes: Animals

InteractionAnimals interact with each other,

with their surroundings,

and with people,

InteractionThey walk,

swim

or fly

to find food and shelter

Interaction

Some animals live in groups for protection,

but other animas live alone

NutritionAnimals can’t make their own food.Some animals eat other animals,some animals eat plants,

and there are some animals that eat both animals and plants.

HERBIVORES CARNIVORESOMNIVORES

Carnivores eat meat.

Herbivores eat plants.

Omnivores eat

everything. They eat meat and

plants

Can you remember how we classify these animals?.

InteractionAlthough animals can’t speak like people,

They can make sounds and use movements to communicate.

ReproductionSome animals are born live,while other animals are born from eggs.

Big animals usually have one or two babies,but small animals can have lots of babies!

Plants are living things.They grow, they produce

seeds for new plants and they die.

flower

leaves

stem

roots

Life processes: PlantsLike people and animals,plants have three life processes.

nutrition interaction reproduction

NutritionPlants use sunlight, water and nutrients in the soil to make their own food.

InteractionPlants interact with their surroundings,

Reproductionand they reproduce making seeds that grow into new plants.

People

Interaction

Nutrition Reproduction

Eat a balanced diet

Have regular meals

Say how they feel

Talk

Have contact

Live in families

Have babies

Animals

Interaction

Nutrition Reproduction

Eat plants Eat meat

With people

With their surroundings

With each other

Some born alive

Fly Walk Swim

Make sounds to communicate

Eat plants and meat

Some born from eggs

Plants

Interaction

Nutrition Reproduction

Sunlight Water

With their surroundings

Make seeds for new plants.

Nutrients

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell if a living thing is a plant or an animal.The sea anemone is not a plant.

It’s an invertebrate that lives in the sea.

Sea anemones are born,

they grow,

they reproduce

and they die.

They are carnivores and they eat other small animals by catching them with their tentacles.

Sea anemones can move, but they usually stay in the same place.

Never touch sea anemones because they are venomous!.