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Living Dead Never Alive

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Living Dead Never Alive

Animals and objects in a habitat

🌿 Part 1: Sorting Living, Dead and Never Alive

1. Look at each object below. Put a tick (✓) in the correct box for each one.

a) A worm

Living

Dead

Never Alive

b) A fallen brown leaf

Living

Dead

Never Alive

c) A stone

Living

Dead

Never Alive

d) A bird flying in the sky

Living

Dead

Never Alive

2. Circle the correct answer. Which of these was NEVER alive?

A dead tree

Water in a pond

A dry flower

🏠 Part 2: Habitats and Basic Needs

3. Animals have four basic needs to survive. Fill in the missing words:

Animals need ________, ________, air and ________.

Word bank: food, water, shelter

4. Draw a picture of an animal you might see in Selside, Kendal. Then write one sentence about where it lives.

My animal lives ________________________________________________

5. Why do animals need habitats? Complete this sentence:

Animals need habitats because they provide _________________________

_____________________________________________________________

🐛 Part 3: Microhabitats

6. You are building a microhabitat for minibeasts. Which materials would be best? Tick all that apply:

Leaves

Plastic toys

Stones

Sticks

Metal cans

Pinecones

7. Explain why you chose those materials for your microhabitat:
8. Extension Challenge: Draw a simple food chain for your microhabitat. Show what eats what using arrows.

The _______ eats the _______ which eats the _______.

Success Criteria - I can:

✓ Sort objects into living, dead, or never alive

✓ Name the four basic needs of animals

✓ Explain how habitats help animals survive

✓ Choose suitable materials for a microhabitat

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