Living Things And Non-living Things

LIVING THINGS
Living things require water, food, sunlight, air, and shelter in order to survive. They can grow, move from one place to another, express feelings, and reproduce by producing young plants, animals, or offspring. They all get old and eventually die.
Based on these characteristics, we can conclude that people, animals, and plants are living things.
The question arises as to whether plants can move or not.
For example, the mimosa plant closes its leaves when a person touches it.

Most plants get nutrients from the soil.

NON-LIVING THINGS

Non-living things cannot harbor feelings and make movements; they do not grow or die. They are incapable of giving birth. They do not consume food or water.

Nature’s Silent Predators
Pitcher plants are carnivorous. They primarily consume frogs, rodents, and insects, which is why they are called meat-eating plants. They do not have difficulty in digestion. Insects and other small organisms are attracted to the pitcher by its bright colors and sweet-smelling nectar, but once they enter the pitcher, they become trapped and eventually die.
Warm places are ideal for pitcher plants.

SLUMBERING SAGE
Sloths are considered to be the slowest animals on Earth. The word ” Sloth” means to be too lazy to work or make any effort. They are inactive and sleep for about 15 hours a day. When sloths are awake, they barely move due to their extremely slow nature. Algae usually grow on their fur. They are herbivores that mainly feed on leaves, twigs, and fruit. Because of their slow movement, they need a month to digest a meal.
Sloths are tree-dwellers.
They live in tropical forests and love cloudy and rainy weather. Sloths enjoy sleeping and consuming food while hanging upside down. They have 18 teeth and are good at swimming. The average lifespan of sloths is believed to be around 20 years.

Answer The Questions:

• Can plants live in deserts?
• What types of plants can you find in deserts?
• Which animals can you see in deserts?
• How do living things survive in deserts?
• What is the difference between plants and other living things?
• Name any living things and non-living things.
• Write several differences between living and non-living things.

Write (T) for True and (F) for False.

1. Non-living things need water, sunlight, soil, and shelter.
2. Non-living things consume food.
3. Non-living things can breathe.
4. Non-living things cannot move on their own.
5. You are a living thing.
6. Living things can grow, use energy, reproduce, and breathe.
7. Vertebrates (with backbone) are non-living things.
8. Plants do not move and do not need food, air, or sunlight.
9. Animals cannot reproduce.

10. Your pet is a non-living thing.

11. Teddy bears can breathe air.
12. Fish use gills for reproduction.
13. We grow old and die.
14. Insects use feelers to feel.

Complete the sentences with the following words.
Extremely, snoozing, rodent, resides, twigs, venue, mainly, demand, shelter, sticky

1. My daughter’s hands became numb because the weather was………. cold.
2. Most children ……………go to bed at 10.
3. My best friend…………in London.
4. The boss decided that the best ………… for
the meeting was the hotel.
5. Our poor neighbor collected ………… to start
the fire.
6. Non-living things do not need………….
7. My fingers are ………….because of lollipops.
8. The black cat is ……….by the fireplace.
9. I saw a cute………. peeking out from its
burrow.
10. The teacher’s sudden absence created a … for substitute teachers.

A SLOTH ROCK PAINTING CRAFT
Materials:
• Smooth flat rock
• Acrylic paint (brown, green, and white)
• Paint brushes
• Googly eyes

1. Clean the rock with soap and water and wait until it dries completely.
2. Paint the rock with a base coat of brown acrylic paint.
3. Use green paint to draw leaves and branches around the rock.
4. Use white paint to add clouds to the sky above the branches.
5. Paint the sloth onto the rock, and use brown and white paint to create its fur and qualities.
6. Glue googly eyes onto the sloth’s face.

CREATE YOUR OWN LIVING THINGS ENCYCLOPEDIA

Gather materials:

• Paper
• Cardboard
• Art supplies
• Reference

1. Fold paper into pages and number them.
2. Research different living things, alphabetically organize the information.
3. Draw and illustrate each living thing, add descriptions.
4. Design and decorate the cover.
5. Assemble pages, use ribbon or staples.
6. Personalize with additional decorations.
7. Share and present your unique encyclopedia of living things!

Outdoor Activity: Shelter Building in the Forest
1. Find a good spot in the forest for your shelter.
2. Collect natural materials like branches, wood, leaves, twigs, pebbles, or stones.
3. Make a strong framework with large branches.
4. Build walls using the branches and fill gaps with leaves or moss.
5. Create a waterproof roof with large leaves, bark, or additional twigs.
6. Insulate (cover) the floor with leaves, pine needles, or moss.
7. Reinforce weak spots and secure materials with vines or ropes.
8. Test the stability of the shelter and make any needed changes.

Writing Activity: Why do people need shelter?

Write a short story about a character who finds himself in a harsh wilderness without any shelter. Describe his journey to find or build shelter and the impact it has on his survival.

Nature Walk
Take a nature walk with the class.
Point out living and nonliving things you see.
Discuss the characteristics of each and explain why they are living or nonliving. You can explore the nature with your classmates.

Science Experiment
Let’s observe things around us. Put a plant and a stone in a sunny spot and observe how they react to sunlight.