Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this science lesson for kids, students learn about living and non-living things and how to tell the difference between them.

This video helps elementary students understand the characteristics of living things, such as growth, the need for energy, and the ability to respond to their environment. Kids also learn what makes something nonliving and how scientists classify the world around us. The concepts are explained in a clear, kid-friendly way that makes basic life science easier to understand.

This lesson is designed for elementary students and is great for classrooms, homeschooling, and independent learning. It supports science units focused on life science, classification, and the natural world.

It’s perfect for learning about living things, nonliving things, and foundational science vocabulary for kids.

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00:00 Introduction to living and non-living things
0:29 How can we tell the difference?
0:43 Living things need water
1:43 Living things develop and grow
2:44 Living things need food
4:32 Review
5:09 Living and non-living quiz

Music credits:
EDM Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeod Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
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Digital Lemonade by Kevin MacLeod
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