Year 2 - Science
Living things and movement
Living things and where they live
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Unit Summary
This unit explores the differences between living, dead, and non-living things and examines how habitats support the needs of various plants and animals. It involves identifying and naming plants and animals in different habitats, using observations to classify, gather data, and answer questions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe movement as something that all living things do.
Key Notes
- Everything in the world can be classified into living or non-living.
- A living thing is something that is alive and needs food, water and air.
- All living things share certain characteristics in common called life processes.
- Living things can move by themselves to achieve a goal, and this is a sign of life.
Vocabulary To Learn
- living thing: Something that is living is alive. It can grow, reproduce, move, feed and get rid of waste material.
- life processes: These are the processes or actions that all living things do.
- move: To change position or to go from one place to another.
- alive: Living things are alive. They move, respire, sense, grow, reproduce, excrete waste material and need nutrients.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Plants do not move because we cannot see them move. All things that move are alive.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Everything in the world can be classified into living or non-living. A living thing is something that is alive and needs food, water and air.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'living thing'
Something that is living is alive. It can grow, reproduce, move, feed and get rid of waste material. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Plants do not move because we cannot see them move. All things that move are alive. Correction: Examples of how plants move very slowly (e.g. sunflower following sun throughout the day). Examples of things like wind-up or battery operated toys that move but are not alive.
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