Living things and movement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe movement as something that all living things do.
Key learning points
- Everything in the world can be classified into living or non-living.
- A living thing is something that is alive and needs food, water and air.
- All living things share certain characteristics in common called life processes.
- Living things can move by themselves to achieve a goal, and this is a sign of life.
Keywords
Living thing - Something that is living is alive. It can grow, reproduce, move, feed and get rid of waste material.
Life processes - These are the processes or actions that all living things do.
Move - To change position or to go from one place to another.
Alive - Living things are alive. They move, respire, sense, grow, reproduce, excrete waste material and need nutrients.
Common misconception
Plants do not move because we cannot see them move. All things that move are alive.
Examples of how plants move very slowly (e.g. sunflower following sun throughout the day). Examples of things like wind-up or battery operated toys that move but are not alive.
Teacher tip
Find time lapse videos that show plants moving to demonstrate to the pupils that they are moving, even if it is so slow that we cannot see it.
Equipment
None required.
Content guidance
Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a non-living thing?
Q2.Which of these is a living thing?
Q3.The world is made up of things that are living and ...
Q4.To stay alive, living things need food, water and .
Q5.A thing that is not living is ...
Q6.Anything that moves is alive.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a living thing?
Q2.Everything in the world can be classified into non-living or .
Q3.Which of these is not a living thing?
Q4.All living things do the same things. These are called ...
Q5.What do living things need to stay alive?
Q6.Here are some things that move. Choose the things that are living.
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