Day 1: Living and Non-Living Things 🌱
Foundation Stage | Apex Institute of Maths and Sciences
🎯 1. Concept: Two Worlds
Look around you! Everything we see can be sorted into two groups. We call them Living Things and Non-Living Things.
Living Things: They need food, they breathe air, and they grow bigger!
Non-Living Things: They do not eat, they do not breathe, and they stay the same size.
Non-Living Things: They do not eat, they do not breathe, and they stay the same size.
💡 2. The “3-Check” Rule
To find out if something is alive, ask these 3 questions:
- Does it Drink water?
- Does it Grow?
- Does it Move by itself?
*If all are YES, it’s a living thing!
🌍 3. Science in Our Daily Life
Example 1: A mango tree in your garden is a Living Thing. It was once a tiny seed, but it grew tall because it drank water and breathed air.
Example 2: Your school bag is a Non-Living Thing. It will never grow into a bigger bag, even if you feed it!
📝 4. Home Practice (Fun Tasks)
- Task A: The Living Hunt: Find one thing in your kitchen that is living (like an onion or potato) and one thing that is not (like a spoon). Explain why to your parents!
- Task B: Drawing Time: Draw a picture of your favorite animal and your favorite toy. Circle the one that needs to eat food.
✅ 5. Day 1 Practice Test
Can you sort the world? Answer these 10 questions to find out!
Easy
1. Which of these is a living thing?
Solution: A dog eats and grows, so it is living!
Easy
2. What does a living thing need to stay alive?
Solution: All living things must have water.
Easy
3. Is a balloon living because it gets bigger when we blow air into it?
Solution: No! We put the air in. It doesn’t grow by itself.
Easy
4. Which of these is a non-living thing?
Solution: A pencil cannot breathe or eat.
Medium
5. Plants cannot walk, so are they living?
Solution: Yes! Moving from place to place isn’t the only rule.
Medium
6. Why does a baby need milk?
Solution: Milk is food that helps the living baby grow.
Medium
7. A car moves. Why is it non-living?
Solution: Living things must grow and reproduce. Cars do not!
Medium
8. What happens to a plant if we don’t give it water?
Solution: Living things need water to survive.
Hard
9. Is a piece of paper living?
Solution: Once it is turned into paper, it is no longer alive.
Hard
10. All living things produce “Young Ones.” What does this mean?
Solution: This is called reproduction. It’s a key rule for living things!
⚠️ Please answer all 10 questions!
