Lesson 1

LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

Let us look carefully at the picture above.

What do we see in the picture? There is a table. There is a
pot with a plant on the table. A child is standing near the
table.
Let us now keep a pot with a plant on the table as shown in
the picture.
“Karim, come and stand near the table.”
“Now, walk three steps ahead” - said the teacher.
Karim walked on his own.
Can the table walk on its own?
Can the plant walk on its
own?
No, they cannot.
“We have seen that only
PCarimcan walk from one place
to another on his own” - said
the teacher.
Look at the things around you. Write the names of any five
things that can move on their own from one place to another
and five things that cannot.
Tilings that can move Things that cannot move
on their own on their own
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

I What we have leamt.

Some things, like human
beings, animals, birds,
fish, insects, etc. can'
move from one place to
another bv themselves.
Some other things, like
a rope, a stone, a pencil,
a shoe, etc. cannot move
on their own from one
place to another.

Even plants cannot move from ? (f)i

one place to another on their own.
But plants do show movement.
You may have seen some flowers
opening in the sunlight and closing
at the time of sunset. The sunflower
can be seen always turning in the
direction of the sun.
This is one type of movement.
The blooming of buds into flowers
is another type of movement.
 Leaves of some plants, such as
Touch-Me-Not, shrink when we
touch them. This is another
example of movement in plants.
“Once again, let us turn our
attention to Karim, the table and
the plant” - said the teacher.

What things does Karim need to

stay alive?
He needs food, water and air to live,
What things does a plant need to
stay alive?
A plant also needs food, water and
air.

However, plants make their own food

in the sunlight. They need carbon
dioxide, water and mineral salts to
make their food.
They get carbon dioxide from the
atmosphere.
Water and mineral salts are taken
from the sod through the roots.

Some of the water is taken

from the atmosphere through
the pores in the leaves.
Does the table also need food
and air to live?
No, it does not need any food
or air.
 Name ciny three things that need food, water and air to live
and £my three things that do not.
Need Food, Water and Air Do Not Need Food, Water
to Live and Air to Live
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.

||w hat we have leamt.

U • Human beings, animals, Atable, a stone, a pencil,
H birds, insects, fish and a shirt, etc. do not need
II plants need food, water food, water and air.
and air to live.
Lnok at the pictures below carefully -

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The pictures show different stages of growth of plants,

human beings and animals.
This shows that with the passing of time -
ki • plants grow;
• human beings grow;
• animals grow.
Does a table grow with the passing of time?
List the things that grow and those that do not growwith the
passing of time.
Things that Grow Things that Do Not Grow

What we have learnt.

Human beings, plants A table, a rope, a pencil,
and animals grow with a shirt do not grow with
the passing of time. the passing of time.

Let us now look at these pictures:

In these pictures a man and woman, a fish, a cow, and a

hen can be seen with their young ones. You can also see a tree
with its sapling.
 All these things give birth to young ones like themselves.
Can a table give birth to a table?

What we have leamt.

Human beings, plants A table, a rope, a pencil,
and animals give birth a shirt, etc. cannot give
to young ones like birth to young ones like
themselves. themselves.

All things which breathe, need food and water, move

from one place to another on their own and give
birth to young ones, are called Living Things.
\ Things which do not breathe, do not need food and
water, do not move from one place to another on
their own and do not give birth to young ones, are [
called Non-living Things.

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT?

©RAL Work
1. Name any three non-living things in your classroom.
Ml 2. Name any two living things in your school surroundings.
3. Which things need food, air and water to live?
4. What is the difference between plants and other living
things?

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 Written Work
1. Put a ('^) for correct and a (x) for incorrect statements.
(i) All plants breathe. ( )
(ii) Plants do not move. ( )
(iii) A stone can walk on its own. ( )
(iv) Animals and birds need food. ( )
(v) Plants are living things. ( )
2. Name any five living and any five non-living things.
3. Write three differences between living and non-living things.
4. How is the movement of a car or a scooter different from
that of a human being?
5. Give reasons: '

(i) A car is not a living-thmg because

(ii) All plants are living things because

(iii) A toy cannot give birth to a toy because

t 6. Write the following under the suitable column:
^ Crow, Kite, Scooter, Plant, Television, Tortoise, Sand, Bus,
Chair, Fish.
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Living Things Non-living Things

7. Write the correct answer in the given box ;

(i) Which of these is a non-living thing?
(a) a plant (b) a hen
(c) a clock (d) a fish
(ii) Which of these is a living thing?
(a) a rose plant (b) a piece of wood
(c) a car (d) a radio
8. Write five sentences on any bird you like and draw its
picture in your notebook.
THINGS TO DO
© Write names of five living and five non-living things
that you see on your way from home to school.
© Make a list of non-living things that you use from
morning till night.