Learning Support Materials.
Subject: SCIENCE
Topic: LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS
Grade/Section: 3A, B, C, D
LESSON 1
LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS
NATURAL AND MAN-MADE THINGS
Natural Things Man-Made Things
Found in nature Made by humans
Not made by people Created using tools and machines
Occur naturally Do not occur naturally
Examples: Trees, Animals, Sun, Examples: Toys, Cars, Clothes,
Water Buildings
LIVING THINGS
Examples: Animals, plants, humans
1.Why do living things move?
➢ In search of food and water.
➢ To look for shelter.
➢ To protect themselves from enemies.
2. Is there any difference in the movement of plants and animals?
Yes
Animals can move from one place to another with help of their body parts like
as leg, fins, wings etc., but plants cannot move from one place to another, they can
only move their branches and leaves.
3. Trains and airplanes move from one place to another. Are they living things?
No, trains and airplanes are not living things.
Even though they move from one place to another, they are man-made machines.
• They do not eat or drink
• They do not grow
• They do not breathe
• They do not reproduce
• They cannot feel or think
4.
5. What will happen?
(A) If you keep your mouth and nose closed.
You will not be able to breathe.
You may start to feel uncomfortable or dizzy.
Your body needs air (oxygen) to stay alive.
(B) If we skip a meal.
You may feel weak or tired.
You might feel hungry and unable to focus.
Our body needs food for energy to work and grow.
(C) If a hot pan falls on your hand.
You will feel pain because your skin is sensitive.
This is a sign that your body can sense danger and react.
Living things respond to touch, heat, and pain to stay safe.
6. How do living things get food?
We obtain food from plants and animals. Animals eat plants or other animals.
7. How do plants and animals differ in their feeding habits?
We obtain food from plants and animals. But green plants can make their own food using air
and water.
8. Name the sense organs and mention their functions.
• Eyes to see.
• Ears to hear.
• Nose to smell.
• Tongue to taste.
• Skin to feel.
9. Name the young ones of these animals.
1. Cow- calf
2. Cat- kitten
3. Dog - puppy
4. Deer- fawn
5. Horse - foal
6. Hen – chick
10. Define reproduction.
The process by which living things produce young ones of their own kind is called reproduction.
NON – LIVING THINGS
11. List out 5 examples each for living and non- living things.
➢ Living things: Trees, cat, human, birds, cow
➢ Non – living things: Chair, car, book, pen, cake
12. HOTS QUESTION
Choose from the options given below. Write the features of plants, animals and the features common
to both in correct columns.
Make their own food, move freely from one place to another, have roots, grow, and reproduce.
Plants Animals Both
Make their own Move freely from one place to Grow
food another
Have roots Reproduce
13. Do plants move from one place to another? Explain?
Plants do not move from one place to another as they do not have to look for food. Green plants make
their own food.
14. Fill in the blanks.
1. Plants breathe through _____________ present on their leaves.
2. All living things need ______________ to grow.
3. Things which have been provided by nature are called ____________.
4. Some plants like _______________ have a sense of touch.
5. The process by which plants make their own food with the help of air, water and sunlight is called
______________
6. Grasshoppers have ________along the sides of their body for breathing.
ANSWERS
1. Stomata
2. Food
3. Natural things
4. Mimosa
5. Photosynthesis
6. Spiracles.
