Solution to the "Living and Non-Living" Classification Task
This worksheet asks students to classify images into two categories:
living and
non-living. Let's go through each image and determine which category it belongs to.
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🔹 What are Living Things?
Living things:
- Grow
- Breathe
- Eat
- Move (on their own)
- Reproduce
- Respond to stimuli
- Die
Examples: Animals, plants, humans, etc.
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🔹 What are Non-Living Things?
Non-living things:
- Do not grow or reproduce on their own
- Do not breathe or eat
- Do not respond to stimuli in a biological way
- May be made by humans or found in nature
Examples: Furniture, books, toys, etc.
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✔ Step-by-step Classification of Each Image
1.
Dog 🐶
→ Can move, eat, grow, breathe, reproduce →
Living
2.
Ball ⚽
→ Made of plastic/rubber, no life processes →
Non-living
3.
Tree 🌳
→ Grows, breathes (photosynthesis), reproduces →
Living
4.
Desk 🪑
→ Made of wood/metal, no life →
Non-living
5.
Boy (Child) 👦
→ Human, grows, eats, moves →
Living
6.
Backpack 🎒
→ Man-made object, no life →
Non-living
7.
Book 📚
→ Made of paper, no life →
Non-living
8.
Chicken 🐔
→ Animal, eats, moves, lays eggs →
Living
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✔ Final Answer:
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Living:
- Dog
- Tree
- Boy
- Chicken
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Non-living:
- Ball
- Desk
- Backpack
- Book
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🟩 Completed Worksheet Layout:
```
living non-living
───────────────────── ───────────────────────
🐶 Dog ⚽ Ball
🌳 Tree 🪑 Desk
👦 Boy 🎒 Backpack
🐔 Chicken 📚 Book
```
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✔ Students should drag each image into the correct column based on whether it is living or non-living.
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💡 Teaching Tip:
Encourage students to ask:
👉 *"Can it grow? Can it move on its own? Does it need food?"*
If yes → likely
living.
If no → likely
non-living.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 1 grade science worksheet.
