Subject:Basic Science
Class: Primary Six
Topic:Living and Non-living Things
Meaning of Living and Non-living Things
Living things are things that have life. They can grow, breathe, feed, and reproduce.
Examples include: humans, animals, plants.
Non-living things are things that do not have life. They cannot grow, breathe, or reproduce.
Examples include: stone, chair, table, book, water.
Characteristics of Living Things
Living things have special features that show they are alive. These include:
1. Growth: Living things increase in size as they grow.
2. Breathing (Respiration):Living things breathe in air to stay alive.
3. Movement:Living things can move by themselves.
4. Feeding:Living things need food to get energy.
5. Reproduction:Living things can produce young ones.
6. Response to Stimulus: Living things respond to changes around them, such as light and sound.
Characteristics of Non-living Things
Non-living things do not have life. Their characteristics include:
1. They do not grow.
2. They do not breathe.
3. They do not feed.
4. They do not reproduce.
5. They cannot move by themselves.
Differences Between Living and Non-living Things
| Living Things | Non-living Things |
| ------------------ | ------------------------- |
| Have life | Do not have life |
| Grow | Do not grow |
| Breathe | Do not breathe |
| Reproduce | Do not reproduce |
| Move by themselves | Cannot move by themselves
Examples Around Us
Living things:boy, girl, dog, goat, tree, flower
Non-living things:stone, chair, bag, pencil, car
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