Trees are living things. Dogs, cats, fish, snakes, bees and people are also living things.
Dry leaves on the ground are dead, but they were once part of a living tree. Bones were once part of a living animal that now is dead.
Anything metal, plastic or stone has never been alive.
Find out how to tell the difference between things that are alive, not alive and have never been alive.
Is it alive?
The world is full of many different things.
If you take a quick look around you, you'll notice some of these things are alive like birds and trees.
Some of them were alive but are no longer living like fallen leaves or the paper we make out of wood.
And others have never been alive at all like lamp posts or stones.
But what is the difference between living and non-living things?
We know something is alive when it does certain things.
It reacts to its surroundings.
It need air.
It feeds.
It grows.
It reproduces and it gets rid of waste just like you do.
Some things like fallen leaves were once alive as they were part of living trees.
But some things like stones or rocks were never alive as they were never able to breathe, eat, grow, reproduce or get rid of waste.
Take a look around you, how many living or non-living things can you see?
Spot the living things
Which things do you think are alive? Can you see anything that is not alive?
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