Instructions
Let's explore the world of living and non-living things! Read each question carefully and fill in the answers.
1. Living or Non-Living?
Look at the words in the box. Write each word in the correct column below.
| Living Things | Non-Living Things |
|---|---|
2. A Big Question
Is the Earth a living thing? Circle your answer.
Yes No
3. True or False?
Read each sentence and circle if it is True or False.
- Living things DO NOT have life. True / False
- Non-living things do not have life. True / False
4. What Do Living Things Do?
Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.
Living things need to breathe.
Living things can bigger.
Living things can from one place to another.
Living things (have babies) on their own.
5. Draw It!
Think about a park. In the boxes below, draw one living thing and one non-living thing you might find there.
A Living Thing
A Non-Living Thing
6. What's the Difference?
What makes non-living things different from living things? Put a check mark âœ”ï¸ in 5 boxes that are true for non-living things.
- They cannot breathe.
- They can have babies.
- They cannot grow bigger on their own.
- They need food and water.
- They cannot move by themselves.
- They do not need air.
- They cannot feel things.
- They are all made by people.
7. Natural or Man-Made?
Non-living things can be natural or man-made. Sort the things from the box into the correct columns.
| Natural Non-Living Things | Man-Made Non-Living Things |
|---|---|
8. Circle the Living Things
Look at the list below. Draw a circle around all the living things.
Bee Computer Grass
Answer Key
1. Living or Non-Living?
| Living Things | Non-Living Things |
|---|---|
|
cat tree fish flower |
rock car toy book |
2. A Big Question
Is the Earth a living thing? No should be circled. (The Earth doesn't grow, breathe, or reproduce like living things do.)
3. True or False?
- Living things DO NOT have life. False
- Non-living things do not have life. True
4. What Do Living Things Do?
Living things need air to breathe.
Living things can grow bigger.
Living things can move from one place to another.
Living things reproduce (have babies) on their own.
5. Draw It!
Living Thing examples: tree, flower, grass, dog, squirrel, bird.
Non-Living Thing examples: bench, swing, slide, rock, path.
6. What's the Difference?
The 5 correct boxes to check are:
- âœ”ï¸ They cannot breathe.
- âœ”ï¸ They cannot grow bigger on their own.
- âœ”ï¸ They cannot move by themselves.
- âœ”ï¸ They do not need air.
- âœ”ï¸ They cannot feel things.
7. Natural or Man-Made?
| Natural Non-Living Things | Man-Made Non-Living Things |
|---|---|
|
sun river cloud |
chair pencil teddy bear |
8. Circle the Living Things
The words that should be circled are: Baby, Bee, Grass.