Science · Stage 3
Investigate: Plant, Animal or Fungus?
Three groups of living things — let's test how each one feeds, moves and grows, the fair way!
✦ Science📘 Stage 3 · S3⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 7–8★ Free to start
I can predict, then change one thing and keep the rest the same to make my test fair.
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Kavi and the Mystery Mushroom
Kavi finds a little 🍄 under a log. "Is it a plant? It can't make its own food like a plant... and it doesn't run away like an animal. It's a fungus!" Kavi grins. "Let's test living things by how they feed, move and grow — and run a fair test by changing just one thing at a time."
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What your child will learn
1Three groups of living thingsLiving things fit into three big groups. Tap each one to see how it feeds, moves and grows.
2Plant, animal or fungus?Be the scientist! Tap the right box for each living thing.
3How to run a fair testA fair test only changes ONE thing. Follow Kavi's steps — tap each one!
4Make it a fair testGuess first, then tap to check. Tap Next test → for more!
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A peek inside
Kavi sees a 🐶 dog. It cannot make its own food and it runs around to eat. Which group is it?
It moves around to find and eat food — that is what animals do.
Try this at home: Which group makes its own food in green leaves using sunlight?
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of Science · Stage 3 · S3 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.