Living and non-living things

Our Environment

Our world is made up of our surroundings.

When we look around, we see different people, animals, plants , rocks, ponds, rivers and many other things.

These surroundings, both living and non-living, make up our environment.

Things given by Mother nature are called natural things.

Rocks, stones, mountains, different kinds of soil and waterfalls are examples of natural things.

Living things have life in them and grow in size.

Human beings, plants and animals are living things.

Non-living things do not have life in them .

Cars, hills and toys are examples of non-living things.

There are many things that have been created by man. These are called man-made things.

Houses, dams, Monitor, clock,roads and bridges are examples of man-made things.

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Water is a non-living thing.

Human beings can feel emotions like pain, happiness , anger and sadness.

Differences between Living and Non-living things

Breathe	Do not breathe
Grow	Do not grow
Need food	Do not need food
Feel	Do not feel
Move	Do not move
Produces babies	Do not produce babies