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Living and Non-Living Things

A Grade 1 science worksheet to help students identify and differentiate between living and non-living things based on their characteristics.

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NGSS.K-LS1-1NGSS.1-LS1-1

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sciencegrade 1living thingsnon-living thingsbiology
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Living and Non-Living Things

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, living things grow, move, need food and water, and can reproduce. Non-living things do not.

1. Which of these is a living thing?

a

A rock

b

A chair

c

A cat

d

A pencil

2. What do living things need to grow?

a

Toys

b

Food and water

c

Books

d

Pillows

Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.

1. A tree is a non-living thing.

T

True

F

False

2. Birds can move on their own.

T

True

F

False

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1. A living thing can   and grow.

2. A toy car is a   thing.

1. Name two things that make a flower a living thing.

Use the words below to describe if an object is living or non-living.

move
breathe
eat
grow

A puppy can  ,  ,  , and  .