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Year 2

Living or non-living

I can compare and group things into living and non-living.

New
New
Year 2

Living or non-living

I can compare and group things into living and non-living.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The world is made up of things that are living and not living (non-living).
  2. A living thing is something that is alive and needs food, water and air.
  3. A thing that is not living does not need food, water and air because it is not alive.
  4. Living and non-living things can be compared and grouped by looking at what is the same and what is different.

Common misconception

Plants are not living things because we cannot see them move.

Show examples of living things, including plants.

Keywords

  • Living - Something which is living is alive and shows the characteristics of living things.

  • Alive - Living things are alive.

  • Non-living - Something which is non-living is not alive. It does not show any of the characteristics of living things.

  • Sort - To sort is to put items into different groups.

Ask children to bring in an object (or photograph of) from home and share whether they believe it's living or not.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Paper, pencils, scissors.

Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - equipment
  • Exploration of objects

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Animals that eat other animals and plants are called ...
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carnivores.
herbivores.
Correct answer: omnivores.
Q2.
A human, a cat and an elephant are all ...
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Correct answer: mammals.
fish.
reptiles.
Q3.
Many fish have bodies that are covered in ...
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Correct Answer: scales, scales., Scales, Scales.
Q4.
Match each reptile to the correct name.
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Correct Answer:reptile 1,crocodile

crocodile

Correct Answer:reptile 2,chameleon

chameleon

Correct Answer:reptile 3,snake

snake

Correct Answer:reptile 4,tortoise

tortoise

Q5.
Which of these statements about amphibians are true?
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Correct answer: Amphibians are cold-blooded.
Correct answer: Amphibians can live on land or in water.
Amphibians have feathers.
Correct answer: Amphibians lay eggs.
Q6.
Which of these animals do not have feathers?
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parrot
Correct answer: giraffe
Correct answer: frog
seagull
Correct answer: goldfish

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a living thing?
a fork
a chair
Correct answer: a worm
Q2.
Which of these is not living?
Correct answer: a toy duck
an apple tree
a bluetit
Q3.
The world is made up of things that are ...
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living and alive.
Correct answer: living and non-living.
living and healthy.
Q4.
Animals need air to stay alive. What else do living things need to stay alive?
Correct answer: food
Correct answer: water
toys
a bedroom
Q5.
A thing that is not living ...
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needs food, water and air.
Correct answer: does not need food, water and air.
is alive.
Correct answer: is not alive.
Q6.
Sam is sorting things that are living and non-living. Which things are in the wrong place?
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The tree and the fly.
The chairs and the snake.
Correct answer: The leaves on the ground and the fly.

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