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[Pages:2]Being alive
Observations
You can tell that something is alive if it can move by itself without being pushed or pulled. Living things eat food. Feeding helps living things to grow and stay healthy. Only living things can reproduce (produce offspring). Living things can use their senses of taste, smell, sight, and hearing to react to the world around them.
Science activity
What is each of these living things doing that tells you it is alive? Use one of the words in the box below to complete each sentence.
reproduces
moves
feeds
reacts
grows
I know this horse is alive because it
I know this bird is alive because it
I know this boy is alive because he
I know this caterpillar is alive because it
I know this cat is alive because it
Science exploration
Take extra care - ask an adult to supervise you. Feed a land snail or slug lettuce. How does it move?
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Being alive
Observations
You can tell that something is alive if it can move by itself without being pushed or pulled. Living things eat food. Feeding helps living things to grow and stay healthy. Only living things can reproduce (produce offspring). Living things can use their senses of taste, smell, sight, and hearing to react to the world around them.
Science activity
What is each of these living things doing that tells you it is alive? Use one of the words in the box below to complete each sentence.
reproduces
moves
feeds
reacts
grows
I know this horse is alive because it moves.
I know this bird is alive because it reproduces.
I know this boy is alive because he reacts.
I know this caterpillar is alive because it
feeds.
I know this cat is alive because it grows.
Science exploration
Feed a land snail or slug The child will learn that living things
move, eat, grow, sense things, and
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