A short biological documentary aimed at a young audience: Living things are plants and animals; they are all around us. How can we distinguish them from non-living things? Many examples of living and non-living things are used as demonstrations to illustrate the answer.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006330
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Senses and sensation
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life cycles (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life sciences
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)