This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with the differences between living, non-living and dead things.
In science people find things out about the world around them. Scientists find out about living things - plants and animals. At school, some things are living - you are and so is your teacher. But some things are not alive like the chair you are sitting on. Some things were once alive but are now dead. Other things were never alive and so are not dead but instead are called non-living. Let's find out more about living and non-living things.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Dead, living and non-living
People live in your house. But the house is not a living thing. Houses are made from bricks and stone
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Don’t forget - it’s not just animals that are living things. Plants are living things, too!
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Animals can move about. Horses can run. Birds can fly. Fish can swim
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That’s right - animals eat to get their food. Have you ever seen a plant eating a sandwich?
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All animals grow when they are young. Plants grow, too!
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That’s right - all living things grow when they are young - plants and animals
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This teddy bear is cuddly, but he doesn’t really eat, sleep or walk
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Playing with dolls is good fun. But dolls are not living things
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They are all true! But which one tells us the bear is alive? The bear catches fish. It eats fish. The bear has to eat food to stay alive
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You can play with dolls. You can pretend to feed them. But dolls cannot really eat food. Dolls are not living things. Babies are living things, just like you
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