Living things and movement | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these is a non-living thing?
- an orca
- a boat ✓
- a butterflyfish
Which of these is a living thing?
- an aeroplane
- a helicopter
- an eagle owl ✓
The world is made up of things that are living and ...
- non-living. ✓
- animals.
- alive.
To stay alive, living things need food, water and ______.
- 'air' ✓
A thing that is not living is ...
- alive.
- asleep.
- not alive. ✓
Which two things have been put into the wrong sorting hoop?
- tulip and human
- tulip and mug
- teddy bear and human ✓

Exit quiz

Which of these is a living thing?
- a toy car
- a phone
- a stingray ✓
Everything in the world can be classified into non-living or ______.
- 'living' ✓
Which of these is not a living thing?
- a spider
- a chocolate bar ✓
- a dandelion plant
All living things do the same things. These are called ...
- life processes. ✓
- alive processes.
- living processes.
What do living things need to stay alive?
- food ✓
- fire
- air ✓
- water ✓
- television
Here are some things that move. Choose the things that are living.
- a dog ✓
- a kite
- a train
- a sunflower plant ✓

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Lesson Details

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.

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.

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.