Living things are alive. They move, respire, sense, grow, reproduce, excrete waste material and need nutrients.

Something that is dead was once living and now is no longer alive.

Something that has never been alive cannot be called alive or dead.

We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.

To group things is to put similar things together

Alive, dead and never alive

Science

In this Living things and where they live unit, pupils learn that habitats provide for the basic needs of different animals and plants. In the Grouping and classifying living things unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that environments can change and this can pose dangers to living things

In the Naming and grouping animals and Identifying plants and their parts units, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common plants and animals. In this unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats

This unit explores the differences between living, dead, and non-living things and examines how habitats support the needs of various plants and animals. It involves identifying and naming plants and animals in different habitats, using observations to classify, gather data, and answer questions.

Living things and where they live

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

A rabbit is a living thing. What does it need to stay alive?

These bones are from an animal that is no longer alive. How would we describe this animal?

Lucas has been grouping things that are alive and things that have never been alive. Which things has he put in the wrong place?

True or false? Everything that moves is a living thing.

Everything in the world can be grouped into living and non-living. This is called ...

Living things are alive. What do they need to stay alive?

All of these things can move. Which of them are not living things?

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Alive, dead and never alive

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.